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trabajar Present Conjugation

trabajarto work

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Quick answer:

Trabajar is regular in the present tense: trabajo, trabajas, trabaja, trabajamos, trabajáis, trabajan.

trabajar Present Forms

yotrabajo
trabajas
él/ella/ustedtrabaja
nosotrostrabajamos
vosotrostrabajáis
ellos/ellas/ustedestrabajan

When to Use the Present

Use the present tense to talk about your current job, your daily work routine, or general facts about where you work. It is the most common way to describe your profession or what you are doing at the office right now.

Notes on trabajar in the Present

Trabajar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense. There are no stem changes or irregular endings to worry about.

Example Sentences

  • Yo trabajo en una oficina en el centro.

    I work in an office downtown.

    yo

  • ¿Trabajas los fines de semana?

    Do you work on weekends?

  • Ellos trabajan mucho para terminar el proyecto.

    They work a lot to finish the project.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'trabajamos' only for the past.

    Correct: trabajamos

    Why: Learners often forget that 'trabajamos' is used for both 'we work' (present) and 'we worked' (preterite).

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