Spanish verb carraspear conjugation

carraspear

to clear one's throat

regular verbPast participle: carraspeadoGerund: carraspeando

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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Complete conjugation of carraspear

Indicative Present

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Preterite

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Imperfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Informal Future

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Future

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Conditional

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Future Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Present

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Future

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Imperative Affirmative

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Imperative Negative

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.