Spanish verb cobrar conjugation

cobrar

to charge, to collect, to earn

regular verbPast participle: cobradoGerund: cobrando

Cobrar means to charge a fee, to collect money, or to earn income. It is used in contexts involving payment or receipt of money.

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Complete conjugation of cobrar

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	cubro	Yo cobro mi sueldo cada mes. I receive my salary every month.
Tú	cobras	Tú cobras en la tienda. You earn money at the store.
Él / Ella / Usted	cobra	Ella cobra por sus servicios. She charges for her services.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobramos	Nosotros cobramos en efectivo. We get paid in cash.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobráis	Vosotros cobráis en la oficina. You all get paid at the office.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobran	Ellos cobran por las clases. They charge for the classes.

Indicative Preterite

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cobré	Ayer cobré mi salario. Yesterday I received my salary.
Tú	cobraste	Tú cobraste la factura ayer. You paid the bill yesterday.
Él / Ella / Usted	cobró	Él cobró en efectivo. He paid in cash.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobramos	Nosotros cobramos después del trabajo. We got paid after work.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobrasteis	Vosotros cobrasteis el dinero ayer. You all received the money yesterday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobraron	Ellos cobraron en la oficina. They got paid at the office.

Indicative Imperfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cobraba	Yo cobraba en la tienda todos los meses. I used to collect in the store every month.
Tú	cobrabas	Tú cobrabas mucho en ese trabajo. You used to earn a lot at that job.
Él / Ella / Usted	cobraba	Ella cobraba en la oficina de lunes a viernes. She used to get paid at the office from Monday to Friday.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobrábamos	Nosotros cobrábamos en la feria cada verano. We used to earn money at the fair every summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobrabais	Vosotros cobrabais en el mercado local. You all used to earn money at the local market.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobraban	Ellos cobraban por sus servicios regularmente. They used to charge for their services regularly.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy cobrando	Estoy cobrando mi salario ahora mismo. I am collecting my salary right now.
Tú	estás cobrando	¿Estás cobrando la factura? Are you collecting the bill?
Él / Ella / Usted	está cobrando	Ella está cobrando el dinero en la oficina. She is collecting the money at the office.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos cobrando	Estamos cobrando las ventas del día. We are collecting the day's sales.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis cobrando	¿Estáis cobrando en este momento? Are you all collecting right now?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están cobrando	Los empleados están cobrando sus salarios. The employees are collecting their salaries.

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 cobrar	Voy a cobrar mi salario mañana. I am going to collect my salary tomorrow.
Tú	vas a cobrar	¿Vas a cobrar esa cantidad? Are you going to collect that amount?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a cobrar	Ella va a cobrar su cheque hoy. She is going to cash her check today.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a cobrar	Vamos a cobrar en la oficina mañana. We are going to get paid at the office tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a cobrar	Vosotros vais a cobrar pronto. You all are going to get paid soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a cobrar	Ellos van a cobrar después del trabajo. They are going to get paid after work.

Indicative Future

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cobraré	Mañana cobraré mi salario. Tomorrow I will receive my salary.
Tú	cobrarás	Tú cobrarás el dinero pronto. You will receive the money soon.
Él / Ella / Usted	cobrará	Ella cobrará después de la reunión. She will receive it after the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobramos	Nosotros cobraremos en efectivo. We will get paid in cash.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobraréis	Vosotros cobraréis mañana. You all will receive it tomorrow.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobrarán	Ellos cobrarán al final del mes. They will receive it at the end of the month.

Indicative Conditional

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cobraría	Yo cobraría más si trabajara más. I would charge more if I worked more.
Tú	cobrarías	Tú cobrarías menos sin ese acuerdo. You would charge less without that agreement.
Él / Ella / Usted	cobraría	Él cobraría en efectivo si fuera posible. He would get paid in cash if possible.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobraríamos	Nosotros cobraríamos más por el servicio. We would charge more for the service.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobraríais	Vosotros cobraríais si aceptaran la oferta. You all would charge if they accepted the offer.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobrarían	Ellos cobrarían después de entregar el trabajo. They would get paid after delivering the work.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he cobrado	Yo he cobrado mi salario. I have received my salary.
Tú	has cobrado	Tú has cobrado el dinero. You have received the money.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha cobrado	Ella ha cobrado su cheque. She has received her check.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos cobrado	Nosotros hemos cobrado la factura. We have received the invoice.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis cobrado	Vosotros habéis cobrado el pago. You all have received the payment.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han cobrado	Ellos han cobrado sus premios. They have received their prizes.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había cobrado	Yo ya había cobrado antes de irme. I had already collected the payment before leaving.
Tú	habías cobrado	Tú habías cobrado el dinero ayer. You had collected the money yesterday.
Él / Ella / Usted	había cobrado	Ella había cobrado antes de la reunión. She had collected the payment before the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos cobrado	Nosotros habíamos cobrado cuando llegaste. We had collected the payment when you arrived.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais cobrado	Vosotros habíais cobrado ya. You all had already collected the payment.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían cobrado	Ellos habían cobrado antes de salir. They had collected the payment before leaving.

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 cobrado	Para entonces, ya habré cobrado mi salario. By then, I will have already received my salary.
Tú	habrás cobrado	Para mañana, tú habrás cobrado el pago. By tomorrow, you will have received the payment.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá cobrado	Ella habrá cobrado antes de salir. She will have received it before leaving.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos cobrado	Nosotros habremos cobrado para entonces. We will have received it by then.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis cobrado	Vosotros habréis cobrado cuando llegue. You all will have received it when I arrive.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán cobrado	Ellos habrán cobrado para esa fecha. They will have received it by that date.

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 cobrado	Yo habría cobrado si me hubieras pagado. I would have collected if you had paid me.
Tú	habrías cobrado	Tú habrías cobrado si hubieras entregado el trabajo. You would have collected if you had delivered the work.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría cobrado	Él habría cobrado si hubiera recibido la factura. He would have collected if he had received the invoice.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos cobrado	Nosotros habríamos cobrado si hubiéramos vendido más. We would have collected if we had sold more.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais cobrado	Vosotros habríais cobrado si hubierais entregado el trabajo a tiempo. You all would have collected if you had delivered the work on time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían cobrado	Ellos habrían cobrado si hubieran recibido el pago. They would have collected if they had received the payment.

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	cobre	Espero que yo cobre pronto. I hope I get paid soon.
Tú	cobres	Es importante que tú cobres a tiempo. It's important that you get paid on time.
Él / Ella / Usted	cobre	Es posible que él cobre mañana. It's possible that he gets paid tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobremos	Queremos que nosotros cobremos pronto. We want us to get paid soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobréis	Es necesario que vosotros cobréis hoy. It's necessary that you all get paid today.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobren	Dudo que ellos cobren todavía. I doubt that they get paid yet.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	cobrara	Esperaba que él cobrara mañana. I hoped that he would collect tomorrow.
Tú	cobrases	Dudaba que tú cobrases esa cantidad. I doubted that you would charge that amount.
Él / Ella / Usted	cobrara	No creía que ella cobrara tan poco. I didn't believe that she would charge so little.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobráramos	Esperábamos que nosotros cobrásemos pronto. We hoped that we would get paid soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobraseis	Pensaba que vosotros cobraseis ayer. I thought that you all would get paid yesterday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobraran	No creían que ellos cobraran esa cantidad. They didn't believe that they would charge that amount.

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	cobraren	Si cobraren más, comprarían una casa. If they collected more, they would buy a house.
Tú	cobraren	Cuando cobraren, pagarás la deuda. When you collect (money), you will pay the debt.
Él / Ella / Usted	cobraren	Es posible que cobraren mañana. They might collect tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobraren	Esperamos que cobraren pronto. We hope they will collect soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobraren	Si cobraren, iríamos de viaje. If you all collected (money), we would go on a trip.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobraren	No creo que cobraren todavía. I don't think they will collect yet.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya cobrado	Espero que haya cobrado el dinero. I hope I have received the money.
Tú	hayas cobrado	Es posible que hayas cobrado hoy. It's possible that you have received payment today.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya cobrado	Es importante que él haya cobrado ya. It's important that he has received payment already.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos cobrado	No creo que hayamos cobrado todavía. I don't think we have received payment yet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis cobrado	¿Habéis cobrado la factura? Have you received the payment?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan cobrado	Es probable que hayan cobrado ayer. It's likely that they have received payment yesterday.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera cobrado	Si hubiera cobrado antes, habría comprado eso. If I had cashed it earlier, I would have bought that.
Tú	hubieras cobrado	Si hubieras cobrado, ya tendrías el dinero. If you had cashed it, you would already have the money.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera cobrado	Ella habría cobrado si hubiera ido a tiempo. She would have cashed it if she had gone on time.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos cobrado	Si hubiéramos cobrado, pagaríamos la deuda. If we had cashed it, we would pay the debt.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais cobrado	Si hubierais cobrado, ya tendríais el dinero. If you all had cashed it, you would already have the money.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran cobrado	Si hubieran cobrado, habrían comprado eso. If they had cashed it, they would have bought that.

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	habré cobrado	Para entonces, habré cobrado mi salario. By then, I will have received my salary.
Tú	habrás cobrado	Cuando llegues, habrás cobrado el dinero. When you arrive, you will have received the money.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá cobrado	Ella habrá cobrado antes de irse. She will have received it before leaving.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos cobrado	Nosotros habremos cobrado para entonces. We will have received payment by then.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis cobrado	Vosotros habréis cobrado la factura. You all will have received the invoice.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán cobrado	Ellos habrán cobrado antes del lunes. They will have received it before Monday.

Imperative Affirmative

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	—	No se usa en imperativo afirmativo para la primera persona singular. Not used in affirmative imperative for the first person singular.
Tú	cobra	¡Cobra la factura ahora! Collect the bill now!
Él / Ella / Usted	cobre	Por favor, cobre el pago hoy. Please, collect the payment today.
Nosotros / Nosotras	cobremos	Cobremos lo que nos deben. Let's collect what they owe us.
Vosotros / Vosotras	cobrad	¡Cobrad las facturas antes de fin de mes! Collect the invoices before the end of the month!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	cobren	Deben cobren sus impuestos a tiempo. They should pay their taxes on time.

Imperative Negative

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no cobro	No cobro esa cantidad. I do not charge that amount.
Tú	no cobres	No cobres más por ese servicio. Don't charge more for that service.
Él / Ella / Usted	no cobre	Por favor, no cobre antes de terminar. Please, don't charge before finishing.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no cobremos	No cobremos sin autorización. Let's not charge without authorization.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no cobréis	No cobréis por adelantado. Don't charge in advance.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no cobren	No cobren por ese trabajo. Don't charge for that work.