Carraspear means to make a sound by clearing the throat, often to clear irritation or prepare to speak. It is a regular verb in Spanish.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | carraspeo | Yo carraspeo cuando tengo la garganta irritada. I clear my throat when I have an irritated throat. | |
| Tú | carraspeas | Tú carraspeas antes de hablar en público. You clear your throat before speaking in public. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspea | Él carraspea cuando está nervioso. He clears his throat when he's nervous. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carraspeamos | Nosotros carraspeamos durante la reunión. We clear our throats during the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspeáis | Vosotros carraspeáis antes de empezar. You all clear your throats before starting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspean | Ellos carraspean cuando están cansados. They clear their throats when they are tired. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | carraspeé | Ayer carraspeé varias veces. Yesterday I cleared my throat several times. | |
| Tú | carraspeaste | Tú carraspeaste durante la reunión. You cleared your throat during the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspeó | Él carraspeó antes de hablar. He cleared his throat before speaking. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carraspeamos | Nosotros carraspeamos por el polvo. We cleared our throats because of the dust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspeasteis | Vosotros carraspeasteis mucho en la clase. You all cleared your throats a lot in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspearon | Ellos carraspearon antes de empezar. They cleared their throats before starting. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | carraspeaba | Yo carraspeaba mucho en clase. I used to clear my throat a lot in class. | |
| Tú | carraspeabas | Tú carraspeabas antes de hablar. You used to clear your throat before speaking. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspeaba | Él carraspeaba durante la reunión. He used to clear his throat during the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carraspeábamos | Nosotros carraspeábamos en la obra de teatro. We used to clear our throats during the play. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspeabais | Vosotros carraspeabais antes de empezar. You all used to clear your throats before starting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspeaban | Ellos carraspeaban en la clase. They used to clear their throats in class. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy carraspeando | Estoy carraspeando mucho hoy. I am coughing a lot today. | |
| Tú | estás carraspeando | Estás carraspeando desde la mañana. You have been coughing since the morning. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está carraspeando | Ella está carraspeando en la reunión. She is coughing during the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos carraspeando | Estamos carraspeando por el frío. We are coughing because of the cold. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis carraspeando | Vosotros estáis carraspeando mucho. You all are coughing a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están carraspeando | Los niños están carraspeando en clase. The children are coughing in class. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a carraspear | Voy a carraspear antes de hablar. I am going to clear my throat before speaking. | |
| Tú | vas a carraspear | ¿Vas a carraspear otra vez? Are you going to clear your throat again? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a carraspear | Él va a carraspear en la reunión. He is going to clear his throat at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a carraspear | Vamos a carraspear antes de empezar. We are going to clear our throats before starting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a carraspear | ¿Vais a carraspear durante la presentación? Are you going to clear your throats during the presentation? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a carraspear | Ellos van a carraspear antes de hablar. They are going to clear their throats before speaking. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | carraspearé | Carraspearé si tengo frío. I will clear my throat if I am cold. | |
| Tú | carraspearás | Carraspearás antes de hablar. You will clear your throat before speaking. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspeará | Él carraspeará para aclarar su voz. He will clear his throat to clarify his voice. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carrasparemos | Carrasparemos si nos molesta la garganta. We will clear our throats if our throats bother us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspareis | Carraspareis antes de empezar. You all will clear your throats before starting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspearán | Ellos carraspearán si tienen resfriado. They will clear their throats if they have a cold. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | carraspearía | Yo carraspearía si tuviera un resfriado. I would cough if I had a cold. | |
| Tú | carraspearías | Tú carraspearías en esa situación. You would cough in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspearía | Él carraspearía si le molestara el polvo. He would cough if the dust bothered him. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carraspearíamos | Nosotros carraspearíamos si estuviéramos resfriados. We would cough if we had a cold. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspearíais | Vosotros carraspearíais en esa situación. You all would cough in that situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspearían | Ellos carraspearían si estuvieran enfermos. They would cough if they were sick. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he carraspeado | He carraspeado varias veces hoy. I have cleared my throat several times today. | |
| Tú | has carraspeado | ¿Has carraspeado durante la reunión? Have you cleared your throat during the meeting? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha carraspeado | Ella ha carraspeado mucho esta mañana. She has cleared her throat a lot this morning. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos carraspeado | Nosotros hemos carraspeado por el polvo. We have cleared our throats because of the dust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis carraspeado | ¿Habéis carraspeado durante la clase? Have you all cleared your throats during the class? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han carraspeado | Los niños han carraspeado por el frío. The children have cleared their throats because of the cold. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había carraspeado | Yo había carraspeado antes de hablar. I had cleared my throat before speaking. | |
| Tú | habías carraspeado | Tú habías carraspeado varias veces. You had cleared your throat several times. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había carraspeado | Él había carraspeado antes de la reunión. He had cleared his throat before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos carraspeado | Nosotros habíamos carraspeado para aclarar la voz. We had cleared our throats to clarify our voices. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais carraspeado | Vosotros habíais carraspeado varias veces. You all had cleared your throats several times. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían carraspeado | Ellos habían carraspeado antes de empezar. They had cleared their throats before starting. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré carraspeado | Para entonces, habré carraspeado varias veces. By then, I will have cleared my throat several times. | |
| Tú | habrás carraspeado | Para la reunión, habrás carraspeado mucho. By the meeting, you will have cleared your throat a lot. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá carraspeado | Él habrá carraspeado antes de hablar. He will have cleared his throat before speaking. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos carraspeado | Nosotros habremos carraspeado varias veces ya. We will have cleared our throats several times already. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis carraspeado | Vosotros habréis carraspeado durante la conferencia. You all will have cleared your throats during the conference. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán carraspeado | Ellos habrán carraspeado antes de terminar. They will have cleared their throats before finishing. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría carraspeado | Yo habría carraspeado si hubiera estado enfermo. I would have cleared my throat if I had been sick. | |
| Tú | habrías carraspeado | Tú habrías carraspeado antes de hablar. You would have cleared your throat before speaking. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría carraspeado | Él habría carraspeado por la irritación. He would have cleared his throat because of irritation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos carraspeado | Nosotros habríamos carraspeado si el aire hubiera sido seco. We would have cleared our throats if the air had been dry. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais carraspeado | Vosotros habríais carraspeado por el polvo. You all would have cleared your throats because of the dust. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían carraspeado | Ellos habrían carraspeado al final de la reunión. They would have cleared their throats at the end of the meeting. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | carraspee | Es importante que yo carraspee durante la presentación. It's important that I clear my throat during the presentation. | |
| Tú | carraspees | Espero que tú carraspees menos en la reunión. I hope that you clear your throat less in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspee | Es posible que él carraspee antes de hablar. It's possible that he clears his throat before speaking. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carraspeemos | Queremos que nosotros carraspeemos menos. We want us to clear our throats less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspeéis | Es necesario que vosotros carraspeéis antes de empezar. It's necessary that you all clear your throats before starting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspeen | Dudo que ellas carraspeen durante la entrevista. I doubt that they clear their throats during the interview. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | carraspeara | Esperaba que él carraspeara durante la reunión. I hoped that he would clear his throat during the meeting. | |
| Tú | carraspearas | No creía que tú carraspearas tanto. I didn't think that you would clear your throat so much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspeara | Me sorprendió que ella carraspeara en público. It surprised me that she cleared her throat in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carraspeáramos | Esperábamos que nosotros carraspeáramos menos. We hoped that we would clear our throats less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspearais | No pensaba que vosotros carraspearais tanto. I didn't think that you all would clear your throats so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspearan | Era posible que ellos carraspearan antes de hablar. It was possible that they cleared their throats before speaking. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | carraspare | Si él carraspare, entenderé la señal. If he coughs, I will understand the signal. | |
| Tú | carraspare | Cuando tú carraspare, sabré que es importante. When you cough, I will know it's important. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspare | Si ella carraspare, responderé rápidamente. If she coughs, I will respond quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carrasparemos | Si nosotros carrasparemos, avisaremos a todos. If we cough, we will warn everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspareis | Cuando vosotros carraspareis, será una señal clara. When you all cough, it will be a clear signal. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspare | Si ellos carraspare, entenderán la instrucción. If they cough, they will understand the instruction. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya carraspeado | Espero que haya carraspeado antes de entrar. I hope I have cleared my throat before entering. | |
| Tú | hayas carraspeado | Es posible que hayas carraspeado durante la reunión. It's possible that you have cleared your throat during the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya carraspeado | Es probable que él haya carraspeado varias veces. It's likely that he has cleared his throat several times. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos carraspeado | Es bueno que hayamos carraspeado antes de empezar. It's good that we have cleared our throats before starting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis carraspeado | Quizá hayáis carraspeado durante la presentación. Maybe you have cleared your throats during the presentation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan carraspeado | Es posible que hayan carraspeado varias veces. It's possible that they have cleared their throats several times. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera carraspeado | Esperaba que hubiera carraspeado antes de hablar. I hoped that I had cleared my throat before speaking. | |
| Tú | hubieras carraspeado | Pensé que tú hubieras carraspeado en la reunión. I thought that you had cleared your throat at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera carraspeado | Dijo que él hubiera carraspeado antes de empezar. He said that he had cleared his throat before starting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos carraspeado | Si hubiéramos carraspeado, habría sido mejor. If we had cleared our throats, it would have been better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais carraspeado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais carraspeado tanto. It surprised me that you all had cleared your throats so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran carraspeado | No creí que ellos hubieran carraspeado en la conferencia. I didn't think that they had cleared their throats during the conference. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya carraspeado | Es posible que haya carraspeado antes de hablar. It is possible that I have cleared my throat before speaking. | |
| Tú | hayas carraspeado | Espero que hayas carraspeado durante la reunión. I hope that you have cleared your throat during the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya carraspeado | Es probable que él haya carraspeado en la presentación. It is likely that he has cleared his throat during the presentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos carraspeado | Quizá hayamos carraspeado antes de empezar. Maybe we have cleared our throats before starting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis carraspeado | No creo que hayáis carraspeado en la obra. I don't think you have cleared your throat in the play. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan carraspeado | Es posible que hayan carraspeado antes de hablar. It is possible that they have cleared their throats before speaking. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses esta expresión en público. Don't use this expression in public. | |
| Tú | carraspea | ¡Carraspea para aclarar la garganta! Cough to clear your throat! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | carraspee | Por favor, carraspee antes de empezar. Please cough before starting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | carraspeemos | Carraspeemos antes de la reunión. Let's cough before the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | carraspead | Carraspead si tenéis la garganta irritada. Cough if you have an irritated throat. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | carraspeen | Carraspeen para aliviar la garganta. Cough to relieve your throat. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no carraspees | No carraspees durante la reunión. Don't cough during the meeting. | |
| Tú | no carraspees | Por favor, no carraspees en clase. Please, don't cough in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no carraspee | No carraspee cuando hable con ella. Don't cough when you talk to her. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no carraspeemos | No carraspeemos durante la presentación. Let's not cough during the presentation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no carraspeéis | No carraspeéis en el teatro. Don't cough in the theater. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no carraspeen | No carraspeen en la sala de cine. Don't cough in the cinema. |
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