Spanish verb colar conjugation

colar
to strain
regular verbPast participle: coladoGerund: colando

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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Complete conjugation of colar

Indicative Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolo
Yo colaré el agua para la receta.
I will strain the water for the recipe.
colas
Tú colas el café cada mañana.
You strain the coffee every morning.
Él / Ella / Ustedcola
Ella cola el jugo de naranja.
She strains the orange juice.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolamos
Nosotros colamos la pasta en la olla.
We strain the pasta in the pot.
Vosotros / Vosotrascoláis
Vosotros coláis las verduras para la sopa.
You all strain the vegetables for the soup.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolan
Ellos colan la leche antes de beberla.
They strain the milk before drinking it.

Indicative Preterite

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolé
Ayer colé el café en la taza.
Yesterday I strained the coffee into the cup.
colaste
Tú colaste la fruta para la ensalada.
You strained the fruit for the salad.
Él / Ella / Ustedcoló
Él coló el caldo para quitar los sólidos.
He strained the broth to remove the solids.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolamos
Nosotros colamos la leche antes de usarla.
We strained the milk before using it.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolasteis
Vosotros colasteis el jugo de naranja.
You all strained the orange juice.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolaron
Ellos colaron la miel para que no tuviera grumos.
They strained the honey so it wouldn't have lumps.

Indicative Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolaba
Yo colaba el café todas las mañanas.
I used to strain the coffee every morning.
colabas
Tú colabas las verduras para la sopa.
You used to strain the vegetables for the soup.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolaba
Ella colaba el agua antes de cocinar.
She used to strain the water before cooking.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolábamos
Nosotros colábamos el jugo de naranja.
We used to strain the orange juice.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolabais
Vosotros colabais el vino para la receta.
You all used to strain the wine for the recipe.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolaban
Ellos colaban la miel para el té.
They used to strain the honey for the tea.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy colando
Estoy colando el café ahora mismo.
I am straining the coffee right now.
estás colando
Estás colando la pasta en la olla.
You are draining the pasta in the pot.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá colando
Ella está colando el jugo de naranja.
She is straining the orange juice.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos colando
Estamos colando la miel para quitar impurezas.
We are filtering the honey to remove impurities.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis colando
Vosotros estáis colando el caldo.
You all are straining the broth.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán colando
Ellos están colando el queso fresco.
They are draining the fresh cheese.

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 colar
Voy a colar el café ahora.
I am going to strain the coffee now.
vas a colar
¿Vas a colar la pasta después?
Are you going to strain the pasta later?
Él / Ella / Ustedva a colar
Ella va a colar la leche en un momento.
She is going to strain the milk in a moment.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a colar
Vamos a colar las verduras ahora.
We are going to strain the vegetables now.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a colar
¿Vais a colar el jugo más tarde?
Are you all going to strain the juice later?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a colar
Ellos van a colar la miel en la receta.
They are going to strain the honey in the recipe.

Indicative Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolaré
Yo colaré el café mañana.
I will strain the coffee tomorrow.
colarás
Tú colarás la sopa después.
You will strain the soup later.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolará
Él colará el jugo en unos minutos.
He will strain the juice in a few minutes.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolaremos
Nosotros colaremos la miel hoy.
We will strain the honey today.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolaréis
Vosotros colaréis el vino más tarde.
You all will strain the wine later.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolarán
Ellos colarán la leche en la mañana.
They will strain the milk in the morning.

Indicative Conditional

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolaría
Yo colaría el vino si tuviera tiempo.
I would strain the wine if I had time.
colarías
Tú colarías la sopa si supieras cómo hacerlo.
You would strain the soup if you knew how to do it.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolaría
Él colaría el café si estuviera en casa.
He would strain the coffee if he were at home.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolaríamos
Nosotros colaríamos la leche si fuera necesario.
We would strain the milk if it were necessary.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolaríais
Vosotros colaríais el jugo si lo pidieran.
You all would strain the juice if they asked.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolarían
Ellos colarían la miel si la tuvieran.
They would strain the honey if they had it.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe colado
Yo he colado el caldo para la sopa.
I have strained the broth for the soup.
has colado
Tú has colado la leche para el café.
You have strained the milk for the coffee.
Él / Ella / Ustedha colado
Ella ha colado el jugo de naranja.
She has strained the orange juice.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos colado
Nosotros hemos colado la pasta.
We have strained the pasta.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis colado
Vosotros habéis colado el café.
You all have strained the coffee.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan colado
Ellos han colado la salsa.
They have strained the sauce.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía colado
Yo había colado el café antes de que llegara.
I had strained the coffee before he arrived.
habías colado
Tú habías colado la pasta cuando llamaron.
You had drained the pasta when they called.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía colado
Ella había colado la sopa antes de servirla.
She had strained the soup before serving it.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos colado
Nosotros habíamos colado el jugo por la noche.
We had strained the juice overnight.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais colado
Vosotros habíais colado las verduras para la ensalada.
You all had strained the vegetables for the salad.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían colado
Ellos habían colado el vino para la cena.
They had filtered the wine for dinner.

Indicative Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré colado
Para entonces, ya habré colado el café.
By then, I will have filtered the coffee.
habrás colado
¿Para mañana, habrás colado el té?
By tomorrow, will you have filtered the tea?
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá colado
Ella habrá colado la sopa antes de cenar.
She will have strained the soup before dinner.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos colado
Nosotros habremos colado el agua para entonces.
We will have filtered the water by then.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis colado
Vosotros habréis colado la leche para el postre.
You all will have strained the milk for the dessert.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán colado
Ellos habrán colado el vino para la fiesta.
They will have filtered the wine for the party.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría colado
Yo habría colado el té si hubiera tenido tiempo.
I would have strained the tea if I had had time.
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 / Ustedhabría colado
Ella habría colado la leche si no se hubiera quemado.
She would have strained the milk if she hadn't burned it.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos colado
Nosotros habríamos colado el jugo si hubiéramos tenido un colador.
We would have strained the juice if we had had a strainer.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais 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 / Ustedeshabrían colado
Ellos habrían colado el vino si hubieran tenido un filtro.
They would have strained the wine if they had had a filter.

Subjunctive Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolara
Espero que yo colara el agua en la olla.
I hope that I strain the water into the pot.
colares
Es importante que tú colares la fruta antes de comerla.
It's important that you strain the fruit before eating it.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolara
Es posible que ella colara el café ahora.
It's possible that she strains the coffee now.
Nosotros / Nosotrascoláramos
Queremos que nosotros coláramos la mezcla bien.
We want us to strain the mixture well.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolarais
Espero que vosotros colarais la leche correctamente.
I hope that you all strain the milk properly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolaran
Es probable que ellos colaran el jugo de naranja.
It's likely that they strain the orange juice.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolara
Esperaba que él colara el agua.
I hoped that he filtered the water.
colaras
No creía que tú colaras la fruta.
I didn't believe that you filtered the fruit.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolara
Dudaba que ella colara la leche.
I doubted that she filtered the milk.
Nosotros / Nosotrascoláramos
Era posible que nosotros coláramos el café.
It was possible that we filtered the coffee.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolarais
No pensaba que vosotros colarais el vino.
I didn't think that you all filtered the wine.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolaran
Esperaban que ellos colaran las verduras.
They hoped that they filtered the vegetables.

Subjunctive Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolare
Si tuviera que colare, lo haría mañana.
If I had to filter, I would do it tomorrow.
colares
¿Cuándo colares el vino, avísame?
When you filter the wine, let me know.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolare
Es probable que él colare el agua antes de usarla.
He is likely to filter the water before using it.
Nosotros / Nosotrascoláremos
Nosotros coláremos la leche en la mañana.
We will filter the milk in the morning.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolareis
¿Vosotros colareis el jugo para la fiesta?
Will you filter the juice for the party?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolaren
Es posible que ellos colaren el agua en el futuro.
It is possible that they will filter the water in the future.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya colado
Espero que haya colado la leche.
I hope I have strained the milk.
hayas colado
¿Has colado la sopa ya?
Have you strained the soup already?
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya colado
Ella haya colado el café.
She has strained the coffee.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos colado
Esperamos que hayamos colado la pasta.
We hope we have drained the pasta.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis colado
¿Habéis colado las verduras?
Have you all strained the vegetables?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan colado
Es importante que hayan colado el caldo.
It's important that they have strained the broth.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera colado
Si hubiera colado el café, estaría más fuerte.
If I had strained the coffee, it would be stronger.
hubieras colado
Si hubieras colado la pasta, no estaría blanda.
If you had strained the pasta, it wouldn't be soft.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera colado
Si ella hubiera colado el caldo, sería más claro.
If she had strained the broth, it would be clearer.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos colado
Si hubiéramos colado la leche, no tendría grumos.
If we had strained the milk, it wouldn't have lumps.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais colado
Si hubierais colado el jugo, sería más limpio.
If you all had strained the juice, it would be cleaner.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran colado
Si hubieran colado la salsa, sería más suave.
If they had strained the sauce, it would be smoother.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere colado
Es posible que hubiere colado antes de la reunión.
It is possible that I will have filtered before the meeting.
hubieres colado
Espero que hubieres colado el café para entonces.
I hope that you will have filtered the coffee by then.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere colado
Es probable que él hubiere colado el té ya.
It is likely that he will have filtered the tea already.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos colado
Para cuando lleguemos, ya habré- mos hubiere colado.
By the time we arrive, we will have already filtered.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis colado
Es posible que vosotros hubiereis colado el jugo.
It is possible that you all will have filtered the juice.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren colado
Quizá ellos hubieren colado el agua antes.
Maybe they will have filtered the water beforehand.

Imperative Affirmative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yo
No se usa en imperativo afirmativo para 'yo'.
Not used in affirmative imperative for 'yo'.
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 / Nosotrascolamos
Colamos el caldo para que quede claro.
Let's strain the broth so it's clear.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolad
Colad las verduras antes de cocerlas.
Strain the vegetables before cooking them.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolen
Colen el jugo antes de servir.
Strain the juice before serving.

Imperative Negative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono coles
No coles esa fruta todavía.
Don't strain that fruit yet.
no coles
No coles el café, está muy caliente.
Don't strain the coffee, it's very hot.
Él / Ella / Ustedno cola
No cola esa sopa, está muy caliente.
Don't strain that soup, it's very hot.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno colamos
No colamos el jugo todavía.
Let's not strain the juice yet.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno coléis
No coléis el caldo ahora.
Don't strain the broth now.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno colen
No colen las verduras en exceso.
Don't over-strain the vegetables.

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