Cacarear means to make the characteristic clucking sound of a hen. It is used both literally, to describe the sound made by chickens, and figuratively, to refer to someone bragging or boasting excessively.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cacareo | Los pollitos cacarean en la mañana. The chicks chirp in the morning. | |
Tú | cacareas | Tú cacareas cuando estás emocionado. You chirp when you're excited. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacarea | El gallo cacarea al amanecer. The rooster crows at dawn. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacareamos | Nosotros cacareamos en la granja. We chirp on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacareáis | Vosotros cacareáis en la fiesta. You all chirp at the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacarean | Los pájaros cacarean en el árbol. The birds chirp in the tree. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cacareé | Ayer cacareé muy fuerte en el corral. Yesterday I cackled very loudly in the coop. | |
Tú | cacareaste | Tú cacareaste cuando viste al gato. You cackled when you saw the cat. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacareó | La gallina cacareó al amanecer. The hen cackled at dawn. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacareamos | Nosotros cacareamos en la granja. We cackled on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacareasteis | Vosotros cacareasteis mucho en la fiesta. You all cackled a lot at the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacarearon | Las gallinas cacarearon toda la tarde. The hens cackled all afternoon. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cacareaba | El gallo cacareaba al amanecer. The rooster was crowing at dawn. | |
Tú | cacareabas | Tú cacareabas mucho en la granja. You used to cluck a lot on the farm. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacareaba | La gallina cacareaba en el corral. The hen was clucking in the yard. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacareábamos | Nosotros cacareábamos en la mañana. We used to cackle in the morning. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacareabais | Vosotros cacareabais en el gallinero. You all used to cackle in the henhouse. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacareaban | Las gallinas cacareaban todo el día. The hens were cackling all day. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy cacareando | Estoy cacareando en el corral ahora mismo. I am cackling in the coop right now. | |
Tú | estás cacareando | Estás cacareando muy fuerte hoy. You are cackling very loudly today. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está cacareando | Ella está cacareando en el patio. She is cackling in the yard. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos cacareando | Estamos cacareando en el gallinero. We are cackling in the henhouse. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis cacareando | Vosotros estáis cacareando muy fuerte. You all are cackling very loudly. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están cacareando | Los pollitos están cacareando ahora. The chicks are cackling now. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a cacarear | Voy a cacarear en la granja mañana. I am going to cluck on the farm tomorrow. | |
Tú | vas a cacarear | Tú vas a cacarear en el corral ahora. You are going to cluck in the coop now. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a cacarear | Ella va a cacarear en el patio. She is going to cluck in the yard. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a cacarear | Nosotros vamos a cacarear en la granja. We are going to cluck on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a cacarear | Vosotros vais a cacarear en el gallinero. You all are going to cluck in the henhouse. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a cacarear | Ellos van a cacarear en el corral. They are going to cluck in the yard. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cacarearé | El gallo cacarearé mañana temprano. The rooster will crow early tomorrow. | |
Tú | cacarearás | Tú cacarearás en la granja. You will cackle on the farm. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacareará | La gallina cacareará en el corral. The hen will cackle in the coop. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacarearemos | Nosotros cacarearemos en la fiesta. We will cackle at the party. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacarearéis | Vosotros cacarearéis en el campo. You all will cackle in the field. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacarearán | Las aves cacarearán en la mañana. The birds will cackle in the morning. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cacarearía | El gallo cacarearía si tuviera una gallina. The rooster would cackle if it had a hen. | |
Tú | cacarearías | Tú cacarearías si fueras un ave. You would cackle if you were a bird. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacarearía | La gallina cacarearía en la mañana. The hen would cackle in the morning. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacarearíamos | Nosotros cacarearíamos si estuviéramos en la granja. We would cackle if we were on the farm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacarearíaís | Vosotros cacarearíaís en la fiesta si fuerais aves. You all would cackle at the party if you were birds. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacarearían | Ellos cacarearían si estuvieran en el corral. They would cackle if they were in the coop. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he cacareado | Yo he cacareado muchas veces hoy. I have cackled many times today. | |
Tú | has cacareado | Tú has cacareado en la reunión. You have cackled in the meeting. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha cacareado | Ella ha cacareado durante la fiesta. She has cackled during the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos cacareado | Nosotros hemos cacareado en el parque. We have cackled in the park. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis cacareado | Vosotros habéis cacareado mucho hoy. You all have cackled a lot today. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han cacareado | Ellos han cacareado en el campo. They have cackled in the field. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había cacareado | Yo había cacareado antes de que llegara la mañana. I had cackled before morning arrived. | |
Tú | habías cacareado | Tú habías cacareado en la granja ayer. You had cackled on the farm yesterday. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había cacareado | Ella había cacareado toda la tarde. She had cackled all afternoon. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos cacareado | Nosotros habíamos cacareado en el corral. We had cackled in the coop. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais cacareado | Vosotros habíais cacareado mucho en la granja. You all had cackled a lot on the farm. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían cacareado | Ellos habían cacareado antes del amanecer. They had cackled before dawn. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré cacareado | Para entonces, habré cacareado suficiente. By then, I will have laid enough eggs. | |
Tú | habrás cacareado | Para mañana, habrás cacareado mucho. By tomorrow, you will have laid a lot of eggs. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá cacareado | Cuando llegues, ella ya habrá cacareado. When you arrive, she will have already laid eggs. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos cacareado | Para fin de año, habremos cacareado bastante. By the end of the year, we will have laid enough eggs. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis cacareado | Para entonces, habréis cacareado mucho. By then, you all will have laid many eggs. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán cacareado | Para esa hora, habrán cacareado todos. By that time, they will have laid all the eggs. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría cacareado | Yo habría cacareado si hubiera visto eso. I would have cackled if I had seen that. | |
Tú | habrías cacareado | Tú habrías cacareado en la fiesta. You would have cackled at the party. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría cacareado | Ella habría cacareado con nosotros. She would have cackled with us. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos cacareado | Nosotros habríamos cacareado si hubiéramos visto la broma. We would have cackled if we had seen the joke. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais cacareado | Vosotros habríais cacareado en la reunión. You all would have cackled at the meeting. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían cacareado | Ellos habrían cacareado si hubieran entendido la historia. They would have cackled if they had understood the story. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cacaree | Es importante que yo cacaree en la reunión. It's important that I cackle in the meeting. | |
Tú | cacarees | Espero que tú cacarees en la fiesta. I hope that you cackle at the party. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacaree | Es posible que él cacaree en el parque. It's possible that he cackles in the park. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacareemos | Queremos que nosotros cacareemos juntos. We want us to cackle together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacareéis | Dudo que vosotros cacareéis en público. I doubt that you all cackle in public. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacareen | Es probable que ellas cacareen en la fiesta. It's likely that they cackle at the party. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cacareara | Esperaba que él cacareara más fuerte. I hoped that he cackled louder. | |
Tú | cacarearas | No creía que tú cacarearas en público. I didn't believe that you cackled in public. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacareara | Dudaba que ella cacareara en la reunión. I doubted that she cackled at the meeting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacareáramos | Si pudiéramos, cacareáramos juntos. If we could, we would cackle together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacarearais | No pensaba que vosotros cacarearais así. I didn't think that you all cackled like that. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacarearan | Me sorprendió que ellos cacarearan en la fiesta. I was surprised that they cackled at the party. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | cacareare | Si el gallo cacareare, despertará a todos. If the rooster crows, it will wake everyone up. | |
Tú | cacareares | Cuando cacareares, sabré que es de mañana. When you crow, I will know it's morning. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacareare | El gallo cacareare antes del amanecer. The rooster will crow before dawn. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacareáremos | Nosotros cacareáremos si llega el día esperado. We will crow if the day we expect arrives. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacareareis | Vuestros gallos cacareareis en la mañana. Your roosters will crow in the morning. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacarearen | Cuando cacarearen, sabremos que es hora de despertar. When they crow, we will know it's time to wake up. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya cacareado | Espero que haya cacareado bien. I hope I have laid eggs well. | |
Tú | hayas cacareado | Es posible que hayas cacareado ya. It's possible that you have laid eggs already. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya cacareado | Es importante que haya cacareado hoy. It's important that he/she/you have laid eggs today. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos cacareado | Creemos que hayamos cacareado suficiente. We believe that we have laid enough eggs. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis cacareado | ¿Habéis cacareado ya? Have you all laid eggs already? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan cacareado | Es probable que hayan cacareado esta mañana. It's likely that they/you all have laid eggs this morning. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera cacareado | Si hubiera cacareado, habría avisado a todos. If I had clucked, I would have warned everyone. | |
Tú | hubieras cacareado | Es posible que hubieras cacareado antes de salir. You might have clucked before leaving. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera cacareado | Ella habría cacareado si hubiera visto al gallo. She would have clucked if she had seen the rooster. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos cacareado | Nosotros no hubiéramos cacareado en esa situación. We wouldn't have clucked in that situation. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais cacareado | Si vosotros hubierais cacareado, habrían notado el problema. If you all had clucked, they would have noticed the problem. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran cacareado | Ellos no hubieran cacareado si no hubieran visto nada. They wouldn't have clucked if they hadn't seen anything. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere cacareado | Para entonces, ya hubiere cacareado el huevo. By then, I will have already laid the egg. | |
Tú | hubieres cacareado | Es probable que tú hubieres cacareado antes de salir. You probably will have cackled before leaving. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere cacareado | Es posible que ella hubiere cacareado en la mañana. It is possible that she will have cackled in the morning. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos cacareado | Para esa hora, nosotros hubiéremos cacareado mucho. By that time, we will have cackled a lot. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis cacareado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis cacareado en la fiesta. Maybe you all will have cackled at the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren cacareado | Cuando lleguen, ellos hubieren cacareado suficiente. When they arrive, they will have cackled enough. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | – | No uses esta expresión en público. Don't use this expression in public. | |
Tú | cacarea | ¡Cacarea más fuerte para que te oigan! Cackle louder so they can hear you! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cacaree | Por favor, cacaree más alto en la reunión. Please, cackle louder in the meeting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | cacareemos | Cacareemos juntos en la fiesta. Let's cackle together at the party. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | cacaread | ¡Cacaread para que todos escuchen! Cackle so everyone can hear! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cacareen | Que cacareen con alegría en la celebración. Let them cackle joyfully at the celebration. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no cacarees | No cacarees en la casa. Don't cackle in the house. | |
Tú | no cacarees | Por favor, no cacarees durante la reunión. Please, don't cackle during the meeting. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no cacaree | No cacaree tan fuerte, por favor. Don't cackle so loudly, please. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no cacareemos | No cacareemos en público. Let's not cackle in public. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no cacareéis | No cacareéis en la iglesia. Don't cackle in the church. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no cacareen | No cacareen en la reunión, por favor. Don't cackle in the meeting, please. |
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