Colmar means to fill or satisfy completely, often used when something is filled to capacity or when someone is overwhelmed with emotion or needs.
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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 | colmo | Yo colmo la taza con café. I fill the cup with coffee. | |
Tú | colmas | Tú colmas la caja con regalos. You fill the box with gifts. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colma | Ella colma el vaso de agua. She fills the glass with water. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmamos | Nosotros colmamos la piscina con agua. We fill the pool with water. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmáis | Vosotros colmáis la cesta con frutas. You all fill the basket with fruits. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmán | Ellos colman el espacio con muebles. They fill the space with furniture. |
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 | colmé | Yo colmé la taza con café. I filled the cup with coffee. | |
Tú | colmaste | Tú colmaste el vaso con agua. You filled the glass with water. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colmó | Ella colmó la caja de regalos. She filled the box with gifts. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmamos | Nosotros colmamos la sala de flores. We filled the room with flowers. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmasteis | Vosotros colmastéis la nevera de comida. You all filled the fridge with food. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmaron | Ellos colmaron el depósito de agua. They filled the water tank. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | colmaba | Yo colmaba la taza de flores. I was filling the cup with flowers. | |
Tú | colmabas | Tú colmabas la caja de regalos. You were filling the box with gifts. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colmaba | Ella colmaba el vaso lentamente. She was filling the glass slowly. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmábamos | Nosotros colmábamos el saco de arena. We were filling the sack with sand. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmabais | Vosotros colmabais la piscina cada verano. You all were filling the pool every summer. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmaban | Ellos colmaban el río con piedras. They were filling the river with stones. |
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 colmando | Estoy colmando la taza de café. I am filling the coffee cup. | |
Tú | estás colmando | Estás colmando la caja con productos. You are filling the box with products. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está colmando | Ella está colmando el vaso de agua. She is filling the glass with water. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos colmando | Estamos colmando la bandeja con comida. We are filling the tray with food. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis colmando | Vosotros estáis colmando las bolsas de compras. You all are filling the shopping bags. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están colmando | Ellos están colmando los vasos con vino. They are filling the glasses with wine. |
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 colmar | Voy a colmar la taza de café. I am going to fill the cup with coffee. | |
Tú | vas a colmar | Tú vas a colmar la caja hoy. You are going to fill the box today. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a colmar | Ella va a colmar el formulario. She is going to fill out the form. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a colmar | Vamos a colmar la piscina mañana. We are going to fill the pool tomorrow. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a colmar | Vosotros vais a colmar las bolsas. You all are going to fill the bags. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a colmar | Ellos van a colmar los vasos. They are going to fill the glasses. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | colmaré | Yo colmaré de regalos a los niños. I will fill the children with gifts. | |
Tú | colmarás | Tú colmarás de alegría a tu familia. You will fill your family with joy. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colmará | Ella colmará su casa de flores. She will fill her house with flowers. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmarémos | Nosotros colmarémos el vaso de agua. We will fill the glass with water. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmaréis | Vosotros colmaréis la caja de sorpresas. You all will fill the surprise box. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmarán | Ellos colmarán de elogios al equipo. They will fill the team with praise. |
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 | colmaría | Yo colmaría tus expectativas. I would fulfill your expectations. | |
Tú | colmarías | Tú colmarías el vaso fácilmente. You would fill the glass easily. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colmaría | Ella colmaría sus sueños pronto. She would fulfill her dreams soon. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmaríamos | Nosotros colmaríamos sus necesidades. We would fulfill their needs. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmaríais | Vosotros colmaríais las expectativas. You all would fulfill the expectations. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmarían | Ellos colmarían el vaso si pudieran. They would fill the glass if they could. |
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 colmado | He colmado mi taza de café. I have filled my coffee cup. | |
Tú | has colmado | Has colmado la caja con regalos. You have filled the box with gifts. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha colmado | Ella ha colmado su paciencia. She has filled her patience. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos colmado | Hemos colmado el depósito de agua. We have filled the water tank. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis colmado | Habéis colmado la lista de invitados. You all have filled the guest list. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han colmado | Ellos han colmado sus expectativas. They have filled their expectations. |
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 colmado | Ya había colmado mi taza de café. I had already filled my cup with coffee. | |
Tú | habías colmado | Tú habías colmado la caja antes de salir. You had filled the box before leaving. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había colmado | Ella había colmado su paciencia. She had exhausted her patience. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos colmado | Nosotros habíamos colmado el depósito. We had filled up the tank. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais colmado | Vosotros habíais colmado la nevera. You all had filled the fridge. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían colmado | Ellos habían colmado la capacidad del contenedor. They had filled the container to capacity. |
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 colmado | Para entonces, habré colmado mi paciencia. By then, I will have filled my patience. | |
Tú | habrás colmado | Cuando llegues, habrás colmado la taza. When you arrive, you will have filled the cup. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá colmado | Ya habrá colmado su paciencia. He/She will have already filled his/her patience. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos colmado | Para entonces, habremos colmado nuestras expectativas. By then, we will have filled our expectations. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis colmado | Para mañana, habréis colmado el vaso. By tomorrow, you all will have filled the glass. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán colmado | Ya habrán colmado sus reservas. They will have already filled their reservations. |
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 colmado | Yo habría colmado la taza si hubiera tenido más leche. I would have filled the cup if I had had more milk. | |
Tú | habrías colmado | Tú habrías colmado la vaso con agua, pero se rompió. You would have filled the glass with water, but it broke. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría colmado | Ella habría colmado la fuente si hubiera llegado a tiempo. She would have filled the fountain if she had arrived on time. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos colmado | Nosotros habríamos colmado la caja si hubiéramos tenido más dinero. We would have filled the box if we had had more money. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais colmado | Vosotros habríais colmado el recipiente si hubierais tenido más tiempo. You all would have filled the container if you had had more time. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían colmado | Ellos habrían colmado la piscina si hubiera hecho buen tiempo. They would have filled the pool if the weather had been good. |
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 | colme | Espero que yo colme todas las expectativas. I hope that I fulfill all the expectations. | |
Tú | colmas | Es importante que tú colmas tus metas. It's important that you fulfill your goals. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colma | Es posible que ella colma sus sueños. It's possible that she fulfills her dreams. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmamos | Queremos que nosotros colmamos nuestras aspiraciones. We want us to fulfill our aspirations. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmáis | Es necesario que vosotros colmáis las expectativas. It's necessary that you all fulfill the expectations. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmán | Dudo que ellos colmán sus responsabilidades. I doubt that they fulfill their responsibilities. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | colmara | Esperaba que él colmara la taza. I hoped that he filled the cup. | |
Tú | colmara | Querías que tú colmaras la caja. You wanted you filled the box. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colmara | Dudaba que ella colmara el vaso. I doubted that she filled the glass. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmáramos | Era importante que nosotros colmáramos las expectativas. It was important that we filled the expectations. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmárais | Deseaban que vosotros colmarais las solicitudes. They wished that you all filled the requests. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmaran | No creían que ellos colmaran las necesidades. They didn't believe that they filled the needs. |
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 | colmare | Espero que colmare todas las expectativas. I hope that I will fulfill all the expectations. | |
Tú | colmares | Es posible que colmares el vacío pronto. It is possible that you will fill the void soon. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colmare | Quizá colmare el formulario mañana. He/She/You may fill out the form tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmaremos | Con esfuerzo, colmaremos las expectativas. We will fulfill the expectations. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmaréis | Vosotros colmaréis el vaso pronto. You all will fill the glass soon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmaren | Es probable que colmaren sus necesidades. They/You all will fulfill their needs. |
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 colmado | Espero que haya colmado sus expectativas. I hope he has fulfilled his expectations. | |
Tú | hayas colmado | Es posible que hayas colmado el vaso. It's possible that you have filled the glass. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya colmado | Es importante que él haya colmado sus metas. It's important that he has fulfilled his goals. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos colmado | Esperamos que hayamos colmado sus necesidades. We hope that we have met his needs. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis colmado | No creo que hayáis colmado sus expectativas. I don't think you have fulfilled his expectations. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan colmado | Es probable que hayan colmado sus deseos. It's likely that they have fulfilled their wishes. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera colmado | Si hubiera colmado sus expectativas, habría sido feliz. If I had fulfilled his expectations, I would have been happy. | |
Tú | hubieras colmado | Es posible que hubieras colmado el vaso sin querer. You might have filled the glass unintentionally. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera colmado | Ella hubiera colmado su paciencia antes de enojarse. She would have exhausted her patience before getting angry. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos colmado | Nosotros hubiéramos colmado las expectativas del cliente. We would have met the client's expectations. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais colmado | Vosotros habríais colmado el vaso si hubierais insistido. You all would have filled the glass if you had insisted. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran colmado | Ellos hubieran colmado sus deseos si hubieran sabido. They would have fulfilled their wishes if they had known. |
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 colmado | Cuando hayas llegado, ya habré colmado la taza. When you arrive, I will have already filled the cup. | |
Tú | hubieres colmado | Es probable que tú hubieres colmado la caja. It's likely that you will have filled the box. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere colmado | Es posible que él hubiere colmado el vaso. He might have filled the glass. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos colmado | Para entonces, nosotros habremos colmado la paciencia. By then, we will have exhausted our patience. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis colmado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis colmado el depósito. Maybe you all will have filled the tank. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren colmado | Es posible que ellos hubieren colmado el formulario. It's possible that they will have filled out the form. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Tú | colmá | Colmá la copa, por favor. Fill the glass, please. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | colme | Colme su taza de té. Fill your cup with tea. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | colmemos | Colmemos el recipiente de agua. Let's fill the container with water. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | colmad | Colmad las cestas con frutas. Fill the baskets with fruits. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | colmense | Colmense de alegría en la fiesta. Fill yourselves with joy at the party. |
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 colmo | No colmo la paciencia con esa actitud. I do not tolerate that attitude. | |
Tú | no colmes | No colmes el vaso, por favor. Don't overfill the glass, please. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no colma | No colma sus expectativas. He/She/You (formal) does not overreach his/her expectations. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no colmamos | No colmamos las reservas todavía. We haven't overfilled the reservations yet. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no colméis | No colméis la bandeja de comida. Don't overfill the tray with food. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no colmen | No colmen las expectativas del equipo. They/You all do not overreach the team's expectations. |
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