Colar means to strain or filter liquids or small particles through a sieve or similar device. It is used when separating solids from liquids or clarifying substances.
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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 | colo | Yo colaré el agua para la receta. I will strain the water for the recipe. | |
Tú | colas | Tú colas el café cada mañana. You strain the coffee every morning. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | cola | Ella cola el jugo de naranja. She strains the orange juice. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colamos | Nosotros colamos la pasta en la olla. We strain the pasta in the pot. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | coláis | Vosotros coláis las verduras para la sopa. You all strain the vegetables for the soup. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colan | Ellos colan la leche antes de beberla. They strain the milk before drinking it. |
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 | colé | Ayer colé el café en la taza. Yesterday I strained the coffee into the cup. | |
Tú | colaste | Tú colaste la fruta para la ensalada. You strained the fruit for the salad. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | coló | Él coló el caldo para quitar los sólidos. He strained the broth to remove the solids. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colamos | Nosotros colamos la leche antes de usarla. We strained the milk before using it. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colasteis | Vosotros colasteis el jugo de naranja. You all strained the orange juice. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colaron | Ellos colaron la miel para que no tuviera grumos. They strained the honey so it wouldn't have lumps. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | colaba | Yo colaba el café todas las mañanas. I used to strain the coffee every morning. | |
Tú | colabas | Tú colabas las verduras para la sopa. You used to strain the vegetables for the soup. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colaba | Ella colaba el agua antes de cocinar. She used to strain the water before cooking. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colábamos | Nosotros colábamos el jugo de naranja. We used to strain the orange juice. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colabais | Vosotros colabais el vino para la receta. You all used to strain the wine for the recipe. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colaban | Ellos colaban la miel para el té. They used to strain the honey for the tea. |
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 colando | Estoy colando el café ahora mismo. I am straining the coffee right now. | |
Tú | estás colando | Estás colando la pasta en la olla. You are draining the pasta in the pot. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está colando | Ella está colando el jugo de naranja. She is straining the orange juice. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos colando | Estamos colando la miel para quitar impurezas. We are filtering the honey to remove impurities. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis colando | Vosotros estáis colando el caldo. You all are straining the broth. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están colando | Ellos están colando el queso fresco. They are draining the fresh cheese. |
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 colar | Voy a colar el café ahora. I am going to strain the coffee now. | |
Tú | vas a colar | ¿Vas a colar la pasta después? Are you going to strain the pasta later? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a colar | Ella va a colar la leche en un momento. She is going to strain the milk in a moment. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a colar | Vamos a colar las verduras ahora. We are going to strain the vegetables now. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a colar | ¿Vais a colar el jugo más tarde? Are you all going to strain the juice later? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a colar | Ellos van a colar la miel en la receta. They are going to strain the honey in the recipe. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | colaré | Yo colaré el café mañana. I will strain the coffee tomorrow. | |
Tú | colarás | Tú colarás la sopa después. You will strain the soup later. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colará | Él colará el jugo en unos minutos. He will strain the juice in a few minutes. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colaremos | Nosotros colaremos la miel hoy. We will strain the honey today. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colaréis | Vosotros colaréis el vino más tarde. You all will strain the wine later. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colarán | Ellos colarán la leche en la mañana. They will strain the milk 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 | colaría | Yo colaría el vino si tuviera tiempo. I would strain the wine if I had time. | |
Tú | colarías | Tú colarías la sopa si supieras cómo hacerlo. You would strain the soup if you knew how to do it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colaría | Él colaría el café si estuviera en casa. He would strain the coffee if he were at home. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colaríamos | Nosotros colaríamos la leche si fuera necesario. We would strain the milk if it were necessary. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colaríais | Vosotros colaríais el jugo si lo pidieran. You all would strain the juice if they asked. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colarían | Ellos colarían la miel si la tuvieran. They would strain the honey if they had it. |
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 colado | Yo he colado el caldo para la sopa. I have strained the broth for the soup. | |
Tú | has colado | Tú has colado la leche para el café. You have strained the milk for the coffee. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha colado | Ella ha colado el jugo de naranja. She has strained the orange juice. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos colado | Nosotros hemos colado la pasta. We have strained the pasta. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis colado | Vosotros habéis colado el café. You all have strained the coffee. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han colado | Ellos han colado la salsa. They have strained the sauce. |
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 colado | Yo había colado el café antes de que llegara. I had strained the coffee before he arrived. | |
Tú | habías colado | Tú habías colado la pasta cuando llamaron. You had drained the pasta when they called. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había colado | Ella había colado la sopa antes de servirla. She had strained the soup before serving it. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos colado | Nosotros habíamos colado el jugo por la noche. We had strained the juice overnight. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais colado | Vosotros habíais colado las verduras para la ensalada. You all had strained the vegetables for the salad. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían colado | Ellos habían colado el vino para la cena. They had filtered the wine for dinner. |
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 colado | Para entonces, ya habré colado el café. By then, I will have filtered the coffee. | |
Tú | habrás colado | ¿Para mañana, habrás colado el té? By tomorrow, will you have filtered the tea? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá colado | Ella habrá colado la sopa antes de cenar. She will have strained the soup before dinner. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos colado | Nosotros habremos colado el agua para entonces. We will have filtered the water by then. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis colado | Vosotros habréis colado la leche para el postre. You all will have strained the milk for the dessert. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán colado | Ellos habrán colado el vino para la fiesta. They will have filtered the wine for the party. |
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 colado | Yo habría colado el té si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have strained the tea if I had had time. | |
Tú | habrías colado | Tú habrías colado la pasta si supieras cómo hacerlo. You would have strained the pasta if you knew how to do it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría colado | Ella habría colado la leche si no se hubiera quemado. She would have strained the milk if she hadn't burned it. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos colado | Nosotros habríamos colado el jugo si hubiéramos tenido un colador. We would have strained the juice if we had had a strainer. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais colado | Vosotros habríais colado la sopa si la hubierais dejado enfriar. You all would have strained the soup if you had let it cool. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían colado | Ellos habrían colado el vino si hubieran tenido un filtro. They would have strained the wine if they had had a filter. |
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 | colara | Espero que yo colara el agua en la olla. I hope that I strain the water into the pot. | |
Tú | colares | Es importante que tú colares la fruta antes de comerla. It's important that you strain the fruit before eating it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colara | Es posible que ella colara el café ahora. It's possible that she strains the coffee now. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | coláramos | Queremos que nosotros coláramos la mezcla bien. We want us to strain the mixture well. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colarais | Espero que vosotros colarais la leche correctamente. I hope that you all strain the milk properly. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colaran | Es probable que ellos colaran el jugo de naranja. It's likely that they strain the orange juice. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | colara | Esperaba que él colara el agua. I hoped that he filtered the water. | |
Tú | colaras | No creía que tú colaras la fruta. I didn't believe that you filtered the fruit. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colara | Dudaba que ella colara la leche. I doubted that she filtered the milk. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | coláramos | Era posible que nosotros coláramos el café. It was possible that we filtered the coffee. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colarais | No pensaba que vosotros colarais el vino. I didn't think that you all filtered the wine. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colaran | Esperaban que ellos colaran las verduras. They hoped that they filtered the vegetables. |
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 | colare | Si tuviera que colare, lo haría mañana. If I had to filter, I would do it tomorrow. | |
Tú | colares | ¿Cuándo colares el vino, avísame? When you filter the wine, let me know. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colare | Es probable que él colare el agua antes de usarla. He is likely to filter the water before using it. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | coláremos | Nosotros coláremos la leche en la mañana. We will filter the milk in the morning. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colareis | ¿Vosotros colareis el jugo para la fiesta? Will you filter the juice for the party? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colaren | Es posible que ellos colaren el agua en el futuro. It is possible that they will filter the water in the future. |
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 colado | Espero que haya colado la leche. I hope I have strained the milk. | |
Tú | hayas colado | ¿Has colado la sopa ya? Have you strained the soup already? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya colado | Ella haya colado el café. She has strained the coffee. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos colado | Esperamos que hayamos colado la pasta. We hope we have drained the pasta. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis colado | ¿Habéis colado las verduras? Have you all strained the vegetables? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan colado | Es importante que hayan colado el caldo. It's important that they have strained the broth. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera colado | Si hubiera colado el café, estaría más fuerte. If I had strained the coffee, it would be stronger. | |
Tú | hubieras colado | Si hubieras colado la pasta, no estaría blanda. If you had strained the pasta, it wouldn't be soft. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera colado | Si ella hubiera colado el caldo, sería más claro. If she had strained the broth, it would be clearer. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos colado | Si hubiéramos colado la leche, no tendría grumos. If we had strained the milk, it wouldn't have lumps. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais colado | Si hubierais colado el jugo, sería más limpio. If you all had strained the juice, it would be cleaner. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran colado | Si hubieran colado la salsa, sería más suave. If they had strained the sauce, it would be smoother. |
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 colado | Es posible que hubiere colado antes de la reunión. It is possible that I will have filtered before the meeting. | |
Tú | hubieres colado | Espero que hubieres colado el café para entonces. I hope that you will have filtered the coffee by then. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere colado | Es probable que él hubiere colado el té ya. It is likely that he will have filtered the tea already. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos colado | Para cuando lleguemos, ya habré- mos hubiere colado. By the time we arrive, we will have already filtered. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis colado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis colado el jugo. It is possible that you all will have filtered the juice. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren colado | Quizá ellos hubieren colado el agua antes. Maybe they will have filtered the water beforehand. |
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 se usa en imperativo afirmativo para 'yo'. Not used in affirmative imperative for 'yo'. | |
Tú | cola | ¡Cola la leche en el vaso! Pour the milk into the glass! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | filtre | Filtre el café antes de servir. Strain the coffee before serving. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colamos | Colamos el caldo para que quede claro. Let's strain the broth so it's clear. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colad | Colad las verduras antes de cocerlas. Strain the vegetables before cooking them. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colen | Colen el jugo antes de servir. Strain the juice before serving. |
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 coles | No coles esa fruta todavía. Don't strain that fruit yet. | |
Tú | no coles | No coles el café, está muy caliente. Don't strain the coffee, it's very hot. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no cola | No cola esa sopa, está muy caliente. Don't strain that soup, it's very hot. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no colamos | No colamos el jugo todavía. Let's not strain the juice yet. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no coléis | No coléis el caldo ahora. Don't strain the broth now. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no colen | No colen las verduras en exceso. Don't over-strain the vegetables. |
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