Spanish verb cacarear conjugation

cacarear
to cluck
regular verbPast participle: cacareadoGerund: cacareando

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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Complete conjugation of cacarear

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocacareo
Los pollitos cacarean en la mañana.
The chicks chirp in the morning.
cacareas
Tú cacareas cuando estás emocionado.
You chirp when you're excited.
Él / Ella / Ustedcacarea
El gallo cacarea al amanecer.
The rooster crows at dawn.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacareamos
Nosotros cacareamos en la granja.
We chirp on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacareáis
Vosotros cacareáis en la fiesta.
You all chirp at the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacarean
Los pájaros cacarean en el árbol.
The birds chirp in the tree.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocacareé
Ayer cacareé muy fuerte en el corral.
Yesterday I cackled very loudly in the coop.
cacareaste
Tú cacareaste cuando viste al gato.
You cackled when you saw the cat.
Él / Ella / Ustedcacareó
La gallina cacareó al amanecer.
The hen cackled at dawn.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacareamos
Nosotros cacareamos en la granja.
We cackled on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacareasteis
Vosotros cacareasteis mucho en la fiesta.
You all cackled a lot at the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacarearon
Las gallinas cacarearon toda la tarde.
The hens cackled all afternoon.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocacareaba
El gallo cacareaba al amanecer.
The rooster was crowing at dawn.
cacareabas
Tú cacareabas mucho en la granja.
You used to cluck a lot on the farm.
Él / Ella / Ustedcacareaba
La gallina cacareaba en el corral.
The hen was clucking in the yard.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacareábamos
Nosotros cacareábamos en la mañana.
We used to cackle in the morning.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacareabais
Vosotros cacareabais en el gallinero.
You all used to cackle in the henhouse.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacareaban
Las gallinas cacareaban todo el día.
The hens were cackling all day.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy cacareando
Estoy cacareando en el corral ahora mismo.
I am cackling in the coop right now.
estás cacareando
Estás cacareando muy fuerte hoy.
You are cackling very loudly today.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá cacareando
Ella está cacareando en el patio.
She is cackling in the yard.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos cacareando
Estamos cacareando en el gallinero.
We are cackling in the henhouse.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis cacareando
Vosotros estáis cacareando muy fuerte.
You all are cackling very loudly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán cacareando
Los pollitos están cacareando ahora.
The chicks are cackling now.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a cacarear
Voy a cacarear en la granja mañana.
I am going to cluck on the farm tomorrow.
vas a cacarear
Tú vas a cacarear en el corral ahora.
You are going to cluck in the coop now.
Él / Ella / Ustedva a cacarear
Ella va a cacarear en el patio.
She is going to cluck in the yard.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a cacarear
Nosotros vamos a cacarear en la granja.
We are going to cluck on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a cacarear
Vosotros vais a cacarear en el gallinero.
You all are going to cluck in the henhouse.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a cacarear
Ellos van a cacarear en el corral.
They are going to cluck in the yard.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocacarearé
El gallo cacarearé mañana temprano.
The rooster will crow early tomorrow.
cacarearás
Tú cacarearás en la granja.
You will cackle on the farm.
Él / Ella / Ustedcacareará
La gallina cacareará en el corral.
The hen will cackle in the coop.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacarearemos
Nosotros cacarearemos en la fiesta.
We will cackle at the party.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacarearéis
Vosotros cacarearéis en el campo.
You all will cackle in the field.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacarearán
Las aves cacarearán en la mañana.
The birds will cackle in the morning.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocacarearía
El gallo cacarearía si tuviera una gallina.
The rooster would cackle if it had a hen.
cacarearías
Tú cacarearías si fueras un ave.
You would cackle if you were a bird.
Él / Ella / Ustedcacarearía
La gallina cacarearía en la mañana.
The hen would cackle in the morning.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacarearíamos
Nosotros cacarearíamos si estuviéramos en la granja.
We would cackle if we were on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacarearíaís
Vosotros cacarearíaís en la fiesta si fuerais aves.
You all would cackle at the party if you were birds.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacarearían
Ellos cacarearían si estuvieran en el corral.
They would cackle if they were in the coop.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe cacareado
Yo he cacareado muchas veces hoy.
I have cackled many times today.
has cacareado
Tú has cacareado en la reunión.
You have cackled in the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedha cacareado
Ella ha cacareado durante la fiesta.
She has cackled during the party.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos cacareado
Nosotros hemos cacareado en el parque.
We have cackled in the park.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis cacareado
Vosotros habéis cacareado mucho hoy.
You all have cackled a lot today.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan cacareado
Ellos han cacareado en el campo.
They have cackled in the field.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía cacareado
Yo había cacareado antes de que llegara la mañana.
I had cackled before morning arrived.
habías cacareado
Tú habías cacareado en la granja ayer.
You had cackled on the farm yesterday.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía cacareado
Ella había cacareado toda la tarde.
She had cackled all afternoon.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos cacareado
Nosotros habíamos cacareado en el corral.
We had cackled in the coop.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais cacareado
Vosotros habíais cacareado mucho en la granja.
You all had cackled a lot on the farm.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían cacareado
Ellos habían cacareado antes del amanecer.
They had cackled before dawn.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré cacareado
Para entonces, habré cacareado suficiente.
By then, I will have laid enough eggs.
habrás cacareado
Para mañana, habrás cacareado mucho.
By tomorrow, you will have laid a lot of eggs.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá cacareado
Cuando llegues, ella ya habrá cacareado.
When you arrive, she will have already laid eggs.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos cacareado
Para fin de año, habremos cacareado bastante.
By the end of the year, we will have laid enough eggs.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis cacareado
Para entonces, habréis cacareado mucho.
By then, you all will have laid many eggs.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán cacareado
Para esa hora, habrán cacareado todos.
By that time, they will have laid all the eggs.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría cacareado
Yo habría cacareado si hubiera visto eso.
I would have cackled if I had seen that.
habrías cacareado
Tú habrías cacareado en la fiesta.
You would have cackled at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría cacareado
Ella habría cacareado con nosotros.
She would have cackled with us.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos cacareado
Nosotros habríamos cacareado si hubiéramos visto la broma.
We would have cackled if we had seen the joke.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais cacareado
Vosotros habríais cacareado en la reunión.
You all would have cackled at the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían cacareado
Ellos habrían cacareado si hubieran entendido la historia.
They would have cackled if they had understood the story.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocacaree
Es importante que yo cacaree en la reunión.
It's important that I cackle in the meeting.
cacarees
Espero que tú cacarees en la fiesta.
I hope that you cackle at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedcacaree
Es posible que él cacaree en el parque.
It's possible that he cackles in the park.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacareemos
Queremos que nosotros cacareemos juntos.
We want us to cackle together.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacareéis
Dudo que vosotros cacareéis en público.
I doubt that you all cackle in public.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacareen
Es probable que ellas cacareen en la fiesta.
It's likely that they cackle at the party.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocacareara
Esperaba que él cacareara más fuerte.
I hoped that he cackled louder.
cacarearas
No creía que tú cacarearas en público.
I didn't believe that you cackled in public.
Él / Ella / Ustedcacareara
Dudaba que ella cacareara en la reunión.
I doubted that she cackled at the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacareáramos
Si pudiéramos, cacareáramos juntos.
If we could, we would cackle together.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacarearais
No pensaba que vosotros cacarearais así.
I didn't think that you all cackled like that.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacarearan
Me sorprendió que ellos cacarearan en la fiesta.
I was surprised that they cackled at the party.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocacareare
Si el gallo cacareare, despertará a todos.
If the rooster crows, it will wake everyone up.
cacareares
Cuando cacareares, sabré que es de mañana.
When you crow, I will know it's morning.
Él / Ella / Ustedcacareare
El gallo cacareare antes del amanecer.
The rooster will crow before dawn.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacareáremos
Nosotros cacareáremos si llega el día esperado.
We will crow if the day we expect arrives.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacareareis
Vuestros gallos cacareareis en la mañana.
Your roosters will crow in the morning.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacarearen
Cuando cacarearen, sabremos que es hora de despertar.
When they crow, we will know it's time to wake up.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya cacareado
Espero que haya cacareado bien.
I hope I have laid eggs well.
hayas cacareado
Es posible que hayas cacareado ya.
It's possible that you have laid eggs already.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya cacareado
Es importante que haya cacareado hoy.
It's important that he/she/you have laid eggs today.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos cacareado
Creemos que hayamos cacareado suficiente.
We believe that we have laid enough eggs.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis cacareado
¿Habéis cacareado ya?
Have you all laid eggs already?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan cacareado
Es probable que hayan cacareado esta mañana.
It's likely that they/you all have laid eggs this morning.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera cacareado
Si hubiera cacareado, habría avisado a todos.
If I had clucked, I would have warned everyone.
hubieras cacareado
Es posible que hubieras cacareado antes de salir.
You might have clucked before leaving.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera cacareado
Ella habría cacareado si hubiera visto al gallo.
She would have clucked if she had seen the rooster.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos cacareado
Nosotros no hubiéramos cacareado en esa situación.
We wouldn't have clucked in that situation.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais cacareado
Si vosotros hubierais cacareado, habrían notado el problema.
If you all had clucked, they would have noticed the problem.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran cacareado
Ellos no hubieran cacareado si no hubieran visto nada.
They wouldn't have clucked if they hadn't seen anything.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere cacareado
Para entonces, ya hubiere cacareado el huevo.
By then, I will have already laid the egg.
hubieres cacareado
Es probable que tú hubieres cacareado antes de salir.
You probably will have cackled before leaving.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere cacareado
Es posible que ella hubiere cacareado en la mañana.
It is possible that she will have cackled in the morning.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos cacareado
Para esa hora, nosotros hubiéremos cacareado mucho.
By that time, we will have cackled a lot.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis cacareado
Quizá vosotros hubiereis cacareado en la fiesta.
Maybe you all will have cackled at the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren cacareado
Cuando lleguen, ellos hubieren cacareado suficiente.
When they arrive, they will have cackled enough.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yo
No uses esta expresión en público.
Don't use this expression in public.
cacarea
¡Cacarea más fuerte para que te oigan!
Cackle louder so they can hear you!
Él / Ella / Ustedcacaree
Por favor, cacaree más alto en la reunión.
Please, cackle louder in the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrascacareemos
Cacareemos juntos en la fiesta.
Let's cackle together at the party.
Vosotros / Vosotrascacaread
¡Cacaread para que todos escuchen!
Cackle so everyone can hear!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescacareen
Que cacareen con alegría en la celebración.
Let them cackle joyfully at the celebration.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono cacarees
No cacarees en la casa.
Don't cackle in the house.
no cacarees
Por favor, no cacarees durante la reunión.
Please, don't cackle during the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedno cacaree
No cacaree tan fuerte, por favor.
Don't cackle so loudly, please.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno cacareemos
No cacareemos en público.
Let's not cackle in public.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno cacareéis
No cacareéis en la iglesia.
Don't cackle in the church.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno cacareen
No cacareen en la reunión, por favor.
Don't cackle in the meeting, please.

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