Currar is a colloquial Spanish verb meaning to work or to put in effort, often used in informal contexts to refer to working hard or doing a job.
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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 | curramos | Yo curramos en la oficina. I work at the office. | |
| Tú | curras | Tú curras mucho los fines de semana. You work a lot on weekends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | curra | Él curra en una tienda local. He works at a local store. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | curramos | Nosotros curramos juntos en el proyecto. We work together on the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | curráis | Vosotros curráis en la misma empresa. You all work at the same company. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | curran | Ellos curran en diferentes departamentos. They work in different departments. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | curré | Ayer curré todo el día. I worked all day yesterday. | |
| Tú | curraste | Tú curraste en la tienda. You worked at the store. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | curró | Él curró en la construcción. He worked in construction. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | curramos | Nosotros curramos en el proyecto. We worked on the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | currasteis | Vosotros currasteis mucho ayer. You all worked a lot yesterday. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | curraron | Ellos curraron en la fábrica. They worked in the factory. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | curraba | Yo curraba en esa tienda antes. I used to work at that store before. | |
| Tú | currabas | Tú currabas mucho los fines de semana. You used to work a lot on weekends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | curraba | Ella curraba en la fábrica cuando era joven. She used to work at the factory when she was young. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | currábamos | Nosotros currábamos juntos en ese proyecto. We used to work together on that project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | currabais | Vosotros currabais en la misma oficina. You all used to work in the same office. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | curraban | Ellos curraban en esa empresa hace años. They used to work at that company years ago. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy currando | Estoy currando en el proyecto ahora mismo. I am working on the project right now. | |
| Tú | estás currando | ¿Estás currando en la oficina? Are you working in the office? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está currando | Ella está currando en la tienda. She is working at the store. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos currando | Estamos currando en el nuevo diseño. We are working on the new design. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis currando | ¿Estáis currando en el proyecto? Are you all working on the project? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están currando | Ellos están currando en la construcción. They are working on the construction. |
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 currar | Voy a currar mañana por la tarde. I am going to work tomorrow afternoon. | |
| Tú | vas a currar | ¿Vas a currar este fin de semana? Are you going to work this weekend? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a currar | Ella va a currar en la oficina hoy. She is going to work at the office today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a currar | Vamos a currar juntos mañana. We are going to work together tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a currar | ¿Vais a currar en el proyecto? Are you all going to work on the project? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a currar | Ellos van a currar en la tienda esta tarde. They are going to work at the store this afternoon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | curraré | Yo curraré en la próxima semana. I will work next week. | |
| Tú | currarás | Tú currarás en ese proyecto mañana. You will work on that project tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | currará | Él currará en la tienda el sábado. He will work at the store on Saturday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | curraremos | Nosotros curraremos juntos la próxima semana. We will work together next week. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | curraréis | Vosotros curraréis en el evento mañana. You all will work at the event tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | currarán | Ellos currarán en el proyecto nuevo. They will work on the new project. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | curraría | Yo curraría más si tuviera tiempo. I would work more if I had time. | |
| Tú | currarías | Tú currarías en ese proyecto si te pidieran. You would work on that project if they asked you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | curraría | Él curraría en la tienda si pudiera. He would work at the store if he could. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | curraríamos | Nosotros curraríamos más si hubiera más oportunidades. We would work more if there were more opportunities. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | curraríais | Vosotros curraríais en ese evento si os invitaran. You all would work at that event if you were invited. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | currarían | Ellos currarían en el proyecto si les pagaran. They would work on the project if they were paid. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he currado | Hoy he currado mucho. I have worked a lot today. | |
| Tú | has currado | Tú has currado en ese proyecto. You have worked on that project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha currado | Ella ha currado toda la mañana. She has worked all morning. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos currado | Nosotros hemos currado juntos. We have worked together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis currado | Vosotros habéis currado mucho hoy. You all have worked a lot today. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han currado | Ellos han currado en la oficina. They have worked in the office. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había currado | Yo había currado todo el día. I had worked all day. | |
| Tú | habías currado | Tú habías currado antes de descansar. You had worked before resting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había currado | Ella había currado mucho esa semana. She had worked a lot that week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos currado | Nosotros habíamos currado en el proyecto. We had worked on the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais currado | Vosotros habíais currado antes de salir. You all had worked before leaving. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían currado | Ellos habían currado mucho ayer. They had worked a lot yesterday. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré currado | Para entonces, ya habré currado mucho. By then, I will have worked a lot. | |
| Tú | habrás currado | Para mañana, tú habrás currado suficiente. By tomorrow, you will have worked enough. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá currado | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá currado. When you arrive, he will have already worked. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos currado | Para el fin de semana, habremos currado mucho. By the weekend, we will have worked a lot. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis currado | Para entonces, vosotros habréis currado bastante. By then, you all will have worked enough. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán currado | Para cuando lleguen, ya habrán currado mucho. By the time they arrive, they will have already worked. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría currado | Yo habría currado más si tuviera tiempo. I would have worked more if I had time. | |
| Tú | habrías currado | Tú habrías currado si hubieras sabido. You would have worked if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría currado | Él habría currado si no hubiera estado enfermo. He would have worked if he hadn't been sick. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos currado | Nosotros habríamos currado más, pero no pudimos. We would have worked more, but we couldn't. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais currado | Vosotros habríais currado si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have worked if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían currado | Ellos habrían currado si la situación fuera diferente. They would have worked if the situation had been different. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | curre | Espero que yo curre mañana. I hope I work tomorrow. | |
| Tú | cures | Es importante que tú cures bien. It's important that you work well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | curre | Es posible que él curre más tarde. It's possible that he works later. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | curremos | Queremos que nosotros curremos juntos. We want us to work together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | curréis | Espero que vosotros curréis en la oficina. I hope you all work in the office. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | curren | Es probable que ellas curren mañana. It's likely that they work tomorrow. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | currara | Esperaba que yo currara más temprano. I hoped that I worked earlier. | |
| Tú | curraras | No creía que tú curraras en sábado. I didn't believe that you worked on Saturday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | currara | Pensaba que él currara en la tienda. I thought that he worked at the store. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | curráramos | Deseaba que nosotros curráramos juntos. I wished that we worked together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | currarais | No sabía que vosotros currarais en la noche. I didn't know that you all worked at night. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | curraran | Era posible que ellos curraran en la obra. It was possible that they worked on the project. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | currare | Si tuviera tiempo, currare en el parque. If I had time, I would work out in the park. | |
| Tú | currares | Cuando llegues, currares con nosotros. When you arrive, you will work out with us. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | currare | El entrenador currare en la competencia. The coach will work out in the competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | curráremos | Nosotros curráremos mañana por la tarde. We will work out tomorrow afternoon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | currareis | Vosotros currareis en el gimnasio nuevo. You all will work out at the new gym. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | curraren | Ellos curraren si el clima mejora. They will work out if the weather improves. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya currado | Espero que haya currado lo suficiente. I hope I have worked enough. | |
| Tú | hayas currado | Es posible que hayas currado mucho hoy. It's possible that you have worked a lot today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya currado | Es bueno que él haya currado en eso. It's good that he has worked on that. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos currado | Esperamos que hayamos currado bien. We hope that we have worked well. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis currado | No creo que hayáis currado tanto. I don't think you have worked so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan currado | Me alegra que hayan currado en el proyecto. I'm glad that they have worked on the project. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera currado | Si hubiera currado más, habría aprobado. If I had worked more, I would have passed. | |
| Tú | hubieras currado | Si hubieras currado antes, no estarías cansado. If you had worked earlier, you wouldn't be tired. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera currado | Ella hubiera currado más si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have worked more if she had had time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos currado | Nosotros hubiéramos currado juntos si hubiéramos sabido. We would have worked together if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais currado | Vosotros hubierais currado más si hubierais tenido ayuda. You all would have worked more if you had had help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran currado | Ellos hubieran currado si hubieran estado motivados. They would have worked if they had been motivated. |
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 currado | Para entonces, ya hubiere currado mucho. By then, I will have already worked a lot. | |
| Tú | hubieres currado | Es posible que tú hubieres currado antes de salir. It's possible that you will have worked before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere currado | Es probable que él hubiere currado más temprano. It's likely that he will have worked earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos currado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos currado suficiente. By then, we will have worked enough. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis currado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis currado más tarde. Maybe you all will have worked later. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren currado | Es posible que ellos hubieren currado antes. It's possible that they will have worked earlier. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses el verbo en imperativo para tú. Don't use the verb in the imperative for tú. | |
| Tú | curra | ¡Currá más rápido! Run faster! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | curre | ¡Curre esa tarea ahora! Do that task now! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | curremos | ¡Curremos juntos en el proyecto! Let's work together on the project! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | currad | ¡Currad en equipo para terminar! Work as a team to finish! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | curren | ¡Curren en la tarea ahora! They work on the task now! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no curres | No curres en la calle. Don't run on the street. | |
| Tú | no cures | No cures en la oficina. Don't work (informal) in the office. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no cure | No cure en la fábrica. He/She/You (formal) don't work in the factory. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no curamos | No curamos en el hospital. Let's not work in the hospital. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no curéis | No curéis en la tienda. Don't work (plural informal) in the store. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no curen | No curen en la construcción. They/You all don't work on the construction site. |
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