Cuidar means to look after, attend to, or take care of someone or something. It is used when referring to the act of ensuring the well-being or maintenance of a person, animal, or object.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuido | Yo cuido a mis hermanos pequeños. I take care of my younger siblings. | |
| Tú | cuidas | Tú cuidas muy bien a tus mascotas. You take good care of your pets. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuida | Ella cuida a los niños en la escuela. She takes care of the children at school. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidamos | Nosotros cuidamos el jardín los fines de semana. We take care of the garden on weekends. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidáis | Vosotros cuidáis bien a los pacientes. You all take good care of the patients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuidan | Ellos cuidan a sus abuelos diariamente. They take care of their grandparents daily. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuidé | Ayer cuidé a mis hermanos. Yesterday I took care of my siblings. | |
| Tú | cuidaste | Tú cuidaste bien a la mascota. You took good care of the pet. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuidó | Ella cuidó a su abuela ayer. She took care of her grandmother yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidamos | Nosotros cuidamos el jardín el fin de semana. We took care of the garden over the weekend. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidasteis | Vosotros cuidasteis a los niños en la fiesta. You all took care of the children at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuidaron | Ellos cuidaron a los pacientes toda la noche. They took care of the patients all night. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuidaba | Yo cuidaba a mis hermanos cuando era niño. I used to take care of my siblings when I was a child. | |
| Tú | cuidabas | Tú cuidabas mucho a tus mascotas. You used to take good care of your pets. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuidaba | Ella cuidaba a sus abuelos todos los días. She used to take care of her grandparents every day. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidábamos | Nosotros cuidábamos el jardín en verano. We used to take care of the garden in summer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidabais | Vosotros cuidabais a los niños en la escuela. You all used to take care of the children at school. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuidaban | Ellos cuidaban a los pacientes en el hospital. They used to take care of the patients at the hospital. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cuidando | Estoy cuidando a mis hermanos ahora. I am taking care of my siblings now. | |
| Tú | estás cuidando | Estás cuidando muy bien a tu perro. You are taking good care of your dog. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está cuidando | Ella está cuidando a su bebé. She is taking care of her baby. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos cuidando | Estamos cuidando el jardín juntos. We are taking care of the garden together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis cuidando | Vosotros estáis cuidando a los niños. You all are taking care of the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están cuidando | Ellos están cuidando a los ancianos. They are taking care of the elderly. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a cuidar | Voy a cuidar a mi hermano mañana. I am going to take care of my brother tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a cuidar | Vas a cuidar a tus mascotas hoy. You are going to take care of your pets today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a cuidar | Ella va a cuidar a su abuela esta tarde. She is going to take care of her grandmother this afternoon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a cuidar | Vamos a cuidar el jardín mañana. We are going to take care of the garden tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a cuidar | Vosotros vais a cuidar a los niños esta noche. You all are going to take care of the children tonight. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a cuidar | Ellos van a cuidar a los perros en la tarde. They are going to take care of the dogs in the afternoon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuidaré | Cuidaré a mis hermanos mañana. I will take care of my siblings tomorrow. | |
| Tú | cuidarás | Cuidarás bien a tu perro. You will take good care of your dog. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuidará | Ella cuidará a los niños esta tarde. She will take care of the children this afternoon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidaremos | Cuidaremos la casa durante las vacaciones. We will take care of the house during the holidays. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidaréis | Vosotros cuidaréis el jardín mañana. You all will take care of the garden tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuidarán | Ellos cuidarán a los abuelos el fin de semana. They will take care of the grandparents this weekend. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuidaría | Yo cuidaría a tus mascotas si pudiera. I would take care of your pets if I could. | |
| Tú | cuidarías | Tú cuidarías mejor de los niños. You would take better care of the children. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuidaría | Ella cuidaría su jardín si tuviera tiempo. She would take care of her garden if she had time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidaríamos | Nosotros cuidaríamos la casa durante tu viaje. We would take care of the house during your trip. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidaríais | Vosotros cuidaríais a los perros si estuvieran aquí. You all would take care of the dogs if they were here. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuidarían | Ellos cuidarían a los ancianos en el hospital. They would take care of the elderly at the hospital. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cuidado | Yo he cuidado a mis plantas hoy. I have taken care of my plants today. | |
| Tú | has cuidado | Tú has cuidado a los niños esta mañana. You have taken care of the children this morning. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha cuidado | Ella ha cuidado a su perro todo el día. She has taken care of her dog all day. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos cuidado | Nosotros hemos cuidado a los abuelos hoy. We have taken care of the grandparents today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis cuidado | Vosotros habéis cuidado bien a los niños. You all have taken good care of the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han cuidado | Ellos han cuidado a los animales en la clínica. They have taken care of the animals at the clinic. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cuidado | Yo había cuidado a los niños antes de salir. I had taken care of the children before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías cuidado | Tú habías cuidado a tu hermana mayor. You had taken care of your older sister. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había cuidado | Ella había cuidado a los perros toda la semana. She had taken care of the dogs all week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos cuidado | Nosotros habíamos cuidado el jardín antes de la tormenta. We had taken care of the garden before the storm. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais cuidado | Vosotros habíais cuidado a los gatos ayer. You all had taken care of the cats yesterday. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían cuidado | Ellos habían cuidado a los abuelos en la tarde. They had taken care of the grandparents in the afternoon. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cuidado | Para entonces, habré cuidado a los niños. By then, I will have taken care of the children. | |
| Tú | habrás cuidado | Para mañana, habrás cuidado el jardín. By tomorrow, you will have taken care of the garden. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá cuidado | Para esa hora, ella habrá cuidado a los perros. By that time, she will have taken care of the dogs. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos cuidado | Para el fin de semana, habremos cuidado a los ancianos. By the weekend, we will have taken care of the elderly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis cuidado | Para entonces, habréis cuidado a los pacientes. By then, you all will have taken care of the patients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán cuidado | Para el próximo mes, habrán cuidado a los invitados. By next month, they will have taken care of the guests. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cuidado | Yo habría cuidado a los niños si hubiera llegado temprano. I would have taken care of the children if I had arrived early. | |
| Tú | habrías cuidado | Tú habrías cuidado la planta si hubieras estado en casa. You would have taken care of the plant if you had been home. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría cuidado | Él habría cuidado a su perro si no hubiera estado enfermo. He would have taken care of his dog if he hadn't been sick. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos cuidado | Nosotros habríamos cuidado a los invitados si hubieran llegado temprano. We would have taken care of the guests if they had arrived early. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais cuidado | Vosotros habríais cuidado el jardín si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have taken care of the garden if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían cuidado | Ellos habrían cuidado a los animales si hubieran estado en la ciudad. They would have taken care of the animals if they had been in the city. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuide | Espero que yo cuide bien a mi perro. I hope that I take good care of my dog. | |
| Tú | cuides | Es importante que tú cuides tu salud. It's important that you take care of your health. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuide | Es bueno que él cuide a sus hermanos. It's good that he takes care of his siblings. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidemos | Queremos que nosotros cuidemos el medio ambiente. We want us to take care of the environment. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidéis | Espero que vosotros cuidéis bien a los niños. I hope that you all take good care of the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuiden | Es necesario que ellas cuiden sus pertenencias. It's necessary that they (feminine) take care of their belongings. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuidara | Esperaba que él cuidara a los niños. I hoped that he would take care of the children. | |
| Tú | cuidaras | Dudaba que tú cuidaras la casa. I doubted that you would take care of the house. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuidara | Quería que ella cuidara a su hermana. I wanted her to take care of her sister. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidáramos | Era importante que nosotros cuidáramos el jardín. It was important that we took care of the garden. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidarais | Pensaba que vosotros cuidarais a los animales. I thought that you all would take care of the animals. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuidaran | No creía que ellos cuidaran bien a los pacientes. I didn't believe that they would take good care of the patients. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuidare | Si me necesitas, cuidare a tus hijos. If you need me, I will take care of your children. | |
| Tú | cuidares | Cuando llegues, cuidares de la casa. When you arrive, you will take care of the house. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuidare | El doctor cuidare a los pacientes mañana. The doctor will take care of the patients tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidáremos | Nosotros cuidáremos a los niños en la fiesta. We will take care of the children at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidareis | Vosotros cuidareis las plantas después. You all will take care of the plants afterward. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuidaren | Ellos cuidaren a los animales en la clínica. They will take care of the animals at the clinic. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cuidado | Espero que haya cuidado bien a los niños. I hope I have taken good care of the children. | |
| Tú | hayas cuidado | Es posible que hayas cuidado a la planta. It's possible that you have taken care of the plant. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya cuidado | Es importante que haya cuidado su salud. It's important that he/she has taken care of his/her health. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos cuidado | Esperamos que hayamos cuidado bien el jardín. We hope that we have taken good care of the garden. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis cuidado | ¿Crees que hayáis cuidado la casa? Do you think you all have taken care of the house? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan cuidado | Es bueno que hayan cuidado a los animales. It's good that they have taken care of the animals. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cuidado | Si hubiera cuidado mejor, no habría ocurrido esto. If I had taken better care, this wouldn't have happened. | |
| Tú | hubieras cuidado | Si hubieras cuidado más, no te habrías enfermado. If you had taken more care, you wouldn't have gotten sick. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera cuidado | Ella hubiera cuidado a los niños si hubiera llegado temprano. She would have taken care of the children if she had arrived early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos cuidado | Nosotros hubiéramos cuidado mejor si hubiéramos sabido. We would have taken better care if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais cuidado | Vosotros hubierais cuidado si hubierais estado aquí. You all would have taken care if you had been here. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran cuidado | Ellos hubieran cuidado a los perros si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have taken care of the dogs if they had had time. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cuidado | Para entonces, ya hubiere cuidado a los niños. By then, I will have already taken care of the children. | |
| Tú | hubieres cuidado | Cuando llegues, tú hubieres cuidado la casa. When you arrive, you will have taken care of the house. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere cuidado | Es posible que él hubiere cuidado a su perro. He might have taken care of his dog. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos cuidado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos cuidado todo. By tomorrow, we will have taken care of everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis cuidado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis cuidado a los invitados. Maybe you all will have taken care of the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren cuidado | Es probable que ellos hubieren cuidado a los ancianos. It's likely that they will have taken care of the elderly. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses el teléfono en la reunión. Don't use the phone in the meeting. | |
| Tú | cuida | ¡Cuida a los niños cuando salgas! Take care of the children when you leave! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cuide | Por favor, cuide su salud. Please, take care of your health. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cuidemos | Cuidemos el medio ambiente. Let's take care of the environment. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cuidad | Cuidad bien las plantas. Take good care of the plants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cuiden | Cuiden a sus mascotas. Take care of your pets. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no cuide | No cuide a los niños en la calle. Don't take care of the children on the street. | |
| Tú | no cuides | No cuides esa planta ahora. Don't take care of that plant now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no cuide | Por favor, no cuide el perro hoy. Please, don't take care of the dog today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no cuidemos | No cuidemos a los invitados todavía. Let's not take care of the guests yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no cuidéis | No cuidéis esa tarea ahora. Don't take care of that task now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no cuiden | No cuiden a los animales en la calle. Don't take care of the animals on the street. |
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