Spanish verb colmar conjugation

colmar
to fill to the brim
regular verbPast participle: colmadoGerund: colmando

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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Complete conjugation of colmar

Indicative Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolmo
Yo colmo la taza con café.
I fill the cup with coffee.
colmas
Tú colmas la caja con regalos.
You fill the box with gifts.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolma
Ella colma el vaso de agua.
She fills the glass with water.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmamos
Nosotros colmamos la piscina con agua.
We fill the pool with water.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmáis
Vosotros colmáis la cesta con frutas.
You all fill the basket with fruits.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmán
Ellos colman el espacio con muebles.
They fill the space with furniture.

Indicative Preterite

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolmé
Yo colmé la taza con café.
I filled the cup with coffee.
colmaste
Tú colmaste el vaso con agua.
You filled the glass with water.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolmó
Ella colmó la caja de regalos.
She filled the box with gifts.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmamos
Nosotros colmamos la sala de flores.
We filled the room with flowers.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmasteis
Vosotros colmastéis la nevera de comida.
You all filled the fridge with food.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmaron
Ellos colmaron el depósito de agua.
They filled the water tank.

Indicative Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolmaba
Yo colmaba la taza de flores.
I was filling the cup with flowers.
colmabas
Tú colmabas la caja de regalos.
You were filling the box with gifts.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolmaba
Ella colmaba el vaso lentamente.
She was filling the glass slowly.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmábamos
Nosotros colmábamos el saco de arena.
We were filling the sack with sand.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmabais
Vosotros colmabais la piscina cada verano.
You all were filling the pool every summer.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmaban
Ellos colmaban el río con piedras.
They were filling the river with stones.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy colmando
Estoy colmando la taza de café.
I am filling the coffee cup.
estás colmando
Estás colmando la caja con productos.
You are filling the box with products.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá colmando
Ella está colmando el vaso de agua.
She is filling the glass with water.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos colmando
Estamos colmando la bandeja con comida.
We are filling the tray with food.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis colmando
Vosotros estáis colmando las bolsas de compras.
You all are filling the shopping bags.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán colmando
Ellos están colmando los vasos con vino.
They are filling the glasses with wine.

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 colmar
Voy a colmar la taza de café.
I am going to fill the cup with coffee.
vas a colmar
Tú vas a colmar la caja hoy.
You are going to fill the box today.
Él / Ella / Ustedva a colmar
Ella va a colmar el formulario.
She is going to fill out the form.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a colmar
Vamos a colmar la piscina mañana.
We are going to fill the pool tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a colmar
Vosotros vais a colmar las bolsas.
You all are going to fill the bags.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a colmar
Ellos van a colmar los vasos.
They are going to fill the glasses.

Indicative Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolmaré
Yo colmaré de regalos a los niños.
I will fill the children with gifts.
colmarás
Tú colmarás de alegría a tu familia.
You will fill your family with joy.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolmará
Ella colmará su casa de flores.
She will fill her house with flowers.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmarémos
Nosotros colmarémos el vaso de agua.
We will fill the glass with water.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmaréis
Vosotros colmaréis la caja de sorpresas.
You all will fill the surprise box.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmarán
Ellos colmarán de elogios al equipo.
They will fill the team with praise.

Indicative Conditional

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolmaría
Yo colmaría tus expectativas.
I would fulfill your expectations.
colmarías
Tú colmarías el vaso fácilmente.
You would fill the glass easily.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolmaría
Ella colmaría sus sueños pronto.
She would fulfill her dreams soon.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmaríamos
Nosotros colmaríamos sus necesidades.
We would fulfill their needs.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmaríais
Vosotros colmaríais las expectativas.
You all would fulfill the expectations.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmarían
Ellos colmarían el vaso si pudieran.
They would fill the glass if they could.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe colmado
He colmado mi taza de café.
I have filled my coffee cup.
has colmado
Has colmado la caja con regalos.
You have filled the box with gifts.
Él / Ella / Ustedha colmado
Ella ha colmado su paciencia.
She has filled her patience.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos colmado
Hemos colmado el depósito de agua.
We have filled the water tank.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis colmado
Habéis colmado la lista de invitados.
You all have filled the guest list.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan colmado
Ellos han colmado sus expectativas.
They have filled their expectations.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía colmado
Ya había colmado mi taza de café.
I had already filled my cup with coffee.
habías colmado
Tú habías colmado la caja antes de salir.
You had filled the box before leaving.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía colmado
Ella había colmado su paciencia.
She had exhausted her patience.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos colmado
Nosotros habíamos colmado el depósito.
We had filled up the tank.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais colmado
Vosotros habíais colmado la nevera.
You all had filled the fridge.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían colmado
Ellos habían colmado la capacidad del contenedor.
They had filled the container to capacity.

Indicative Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré colmado
Para entonces, habré colmado mi paciencia.
By then, I will have filled my patience.
habrás colmado
Cuando llegues, habrás colmado la taza.
When you arrive, you will have filled the cup.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá colmado
Ya habrá colmado su paciencia.
He/She will have already filled his/her patience.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos colmado
Para entonces, habremos colmado nuestras expectativas.
By then, we will have filled our expectations.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis colmado
Para mañana, habréis colmado el vaso.
By tomorrow, you all will have filled the glass.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán colmado
Ya habrán colmado sus reservas.
They will have already filled their reservations.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría colmado
Yo habría colmado la taza si hubiera tenido más leche.
I would have filled the cup if I had had more milk.
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 / Ustedhabría colmado
Ella habría colmado la fuente si hubiera llegado a tiempo.
She would have filled the fountain if she had arrived on time.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos colmado
Nosotros habríamos colmado la caja si hubiéramos tenido más dinero.
We would have filled the box if we had had more money.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais 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 / Ustedeshabrían colmado
Ellos habrían colmado la piscina si hubiera hecho buen tiempo.
They would have filled the pool if the weather had been good.

Subjunctive Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolme
Espero que yo colme todas las expectativas.
I hope that I fulfill all the expectations.
colmas
Es importante que tú colmas tus metas.
It's important that you fulfill your goals.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolma
Es posible que ella colma sus sueños.
It's possible that she fulfills her dreams.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmamos
Queremos que nosotros colmamos nuestras aspiraciones.
We want us to fulfill our aspirations.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmáis
Es necesario que vosotros colmáis las expectativas.
It's necessary that you all fulfill the expectations.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmán
Dudo que ellos colmán sus responsabilidades.
I doubt that they fulfill their responsibilities.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolmara
Esperaba que él colmara la taza.
I hoped that he filled the cup.
colmara
Querías que tú colmaras la caja.
You wanted you filled the box.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolmara
Dudaba que ella colmara el vaso.
I doubted that she filled the glass.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmáramos
Era importante que nosotros colmáramos las expectativas.
It was important that we filled the expectations.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmárais
Deseaban que vosotros colmarais las solicitudes.
They wished that you all filled the requests.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmaran
No creían que ellos colmaran las necesidades.
They didn't believe that they filled the needs.

Subjunctive Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocolmare
Espero que colmare todas las expectativas.
I hope that I will fulfill all the expectations.
colmares
Es posible que colmares el vacío pronto.
It is possible that you will fill the void soon.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolmare
Quizá colmare el formulario mañana.
He/She/You may fill out the form tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmaremos
Con esfuerzo, colmaremos las expectativas.
We will fulfill the expectations.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmaréis
Vosotros colmaréis el vaso pronto.
You all will fill the glass soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmaren
Es probable que colmaren sus necesidades.
They/You all will fulfill their needs.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya colmado
Espero que haya colmado sus expectativas.
I hope he has fulfilled his expectations.
hayas colmado
Es posible que hayas colmado el vaso.
It's possible that you have filled the glass.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya colmado
Es importante que él haya colmado sus metas.
It's important that he has fulfilled his goals.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos colmado
Esperamos que hayamos colmado sus necesidades.
We hope that we have met his needs.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis colmado
No creo que hayáis colmado sus expectativas.
I don't think you have fulfilled his expectations.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan colmado
Es probable que hayan colmado sus deseos.
It's likely that they have fulfilled their wishes.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera colmado
Si hubiera colmado sus expectativas, habría sido feliz.
If I had fulfilled his expectations, I would have been happy.
hubieras colmado
Es posible que hubieras colmado el vaso sin querer.
You might have filled the glass unintentionally.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera colmado
Ella hubiera colmado su paciencia antes de enojarse.
She would have exhausted her patience before getting angry.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos colmado
Nosotros hubiéramos colmado las expectativas del cliente.
We would have met the client's expectations.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais colmado
Vosotros habríais colmado el vaso si hubierais insistido.
You all would have filled the glass if you had insisted.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran colmado
Ellos hubieran colmado sus deseos si hubieran sabido.
They would have fulfilled their wishes if they had known.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere colmado
Cuando hayas llegado, ya habré colmado la taza.
When you arrive, I will have already filled the cup.
hubieres colmado
Es probable que tú hubieres colmado la caja.
It's likely that you will have filled the box.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere colmado
Es posible que él hubiere colmado el vaso.
He might have filled the glass.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos colmado
Para entonces, nosotros habremos colmado la paciencia.
By then, we will have exhausted our patience.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis colmado
Quizá vosotros hubiereis colmado el depósito.
Maybe you all will have filled the tank.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren colmado
Es posible que ellos hubieren colmado el formulario.
It's possible that they will have filled out the form.

Imperative Affirmative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yo---
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colmá
Colmá la copa, por favor.
Fill the glass, please.
Él / Ella / Ustedcolme
Colme su taza de té.
Fill your cup with tea.
Nosotros / Nosotrascolmemos
Colmemos el recipiente de agua.
Let's fill the container with water.
Vosotros / Vosotrascolmad
Colmad las cestas con frutas.
Fill the baskets with fruits.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescolmense
Colmense de alegría en la fiesta.
Fill yourselves with joy at the party.

Imperative Negative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono colmo
No colmo la paciencia con esa actitud.
I do not tolerate that attitude.
no colmes
No colmes el vaso, por favor.
Don't overfill the glass, please.
Él / Ella / Ustedno colma
No colma sus expectativas.
He/She/You (formal) does not overreach his/her expectations.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno colmamos
No colmamos las reservas todavía.
We haven't overfilled the reservations yet.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno colméis
No colméis la bandeja de comida.
Don't overfill the tray with food.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno colmen
No colmen las expectativas del equipo.
They/You all do not overreach the team's expectations.

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