probar Present Conjugation
probar — try
Probar is an o>ue stem-changer: pruebo, pruebas, prueba, probamos, probáis, prueban.
probar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to talk about things you are tasting now, clothes you are trying on, or to ask if someone wants to try a bite of food.
Notes on probar in the Present
This is a 'boot verb.' The 'o' changes to 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Siempre pruebo la sopa antes de servirla.
I always taste the soup before serving it.
yo
Ella se prueba el vestido rojo.
She is trying on the red dress.
él/ella/usted
¿Prueban ustedes la comida típica?
Are you guys trying the traditional food?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'probo' instead of 'pruebo'.
Correct: pruebo
Why: It is easy to forget the o>ue stem change in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: probé
Probar is completely regular in the preterite: probé, probaste, probó, probamos, probasteis, probaron.
Imperfect
yo: probaba
Probar is regular in the imperfect: probaba, probabas, probaba, probábamos, probabais, probaban.
Future
yo: probaré
The future of probar is regular: probaré, probarás, probará, probaremos, probaréis, probarán.
Conditional
yo: probaría
The conditional of probar is regular: probaría, probarías, probaría, probaríamos, probaríais, probarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pruebe
Probar follows the o>ue change in the subjunctive: pruebe, pruebes, pruebe, probemos, probéis, prueben.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: probara
The imperfect subjunctive of probar is regular: probara, probaras, probara, probáramos, probarais, probaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prueba
Commands for probar: prueba (tú), pruebe (usted), probad (vosotros), prueben (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pruebes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no pruebes (tú), no pruebe (usted), no probemos (nosotros), no prueben (ustedes).