llorar Present Conjugation
llorar — cry
The present of llorar is regular: lloro, lloras, llora, lloramos, lloráis, lloran.
llorar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe current crying, habitual crying, or general facts about crying.
Notes on llorar in the Present
Llorar is a standard -ar verb in the present tense with no stem changes.
Example Sentences
Lloro cada vez que corto cebollas.
I cry every time I cut onions.
yo
¿Por qué lloras, mi vida?
Why are you crying, my dear?
tú
Los niños lloran si tienen hambre.
Children cry if they are hungry.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: lloro
Correct: estoy llorando
Why: While 'lloro' is grammatically correct for 'I cry', Spanish speakers often prefer the present progressive (estoy llorando) for actions happening right this second.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: lloré
The preterite of llorar is regular: lloré, lloraste, lloró, lloramos, llorasteis, lloraron.
Imperfect
yo: lloraba
The imperfect of llorar is regular: lloraba, llorabas, lloraba, llorábamos, llorabais, lloraban.
Future
yo: lloraré
The future of llorar is regular: lloraré, llorarás, llorará, lloraremos, lloraréis, llorarán.
Conditional
yo: lloraría
The conditional of llorar is regular: lloraría, llorarías, lloraría, lloraríamos, lloraríais, llorarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llore
The present subjunctive of llorar is regular: llore, llores, llore, lloremos, lloréis, lloren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: llorara
The imperfect subjunctive of llorar follows the -ra pattern: llorara, lloraras, llorara, lloráramos, llorarais, lloraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: llora
The affirmative imperative of llorar is: llora (tú), llore (usted), lloremos (nosotros), llorad (vosotros), lloren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no llores
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no llores, no llore, no lloremos, no lloréis, no lloren.