Procurar means to try to do something, to seek or to obtain something. It is used when expressing efforts or attempts to achieve a goal.
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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 | procuro | Yo procuro aprender cada día. I try to learn every day. | |
| Tú | procuras | Tú procuras mantener la calma. You try to stay calm. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procura | Ella procura ayudar a todos. She tries to help everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procuramos | Nosotros procuramos ser puntuales. We try to be punctual. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procuráis | Vosotros procuráis terminar a tiempo. You all try to finish on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procuran | Ellos procuran mantener la calidad. They try to maintain quality. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | procuré | Ayer procuré terminar el proyecto. Yesterday I tried to finish the project. | |
| Tú | procuraste | Tú procuraste ayudar a tu amigo. You tried to help your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procuró | Él procuró resolver el problema rápidamente. He tried to solve the problem quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procuramos | Nosotros procuramos mantener la calma. We tried to stay calm. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procurasteis | Vosotros procurasteis encontrar una solución. You all tried to find a solution. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procuraron | Ellos procuraron completar la tarea. They tried to complete the task. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | procuraba | Yo procuraba ayudar a mis amigos siempre. I used to try to help my friends always. | |
| Tú | procurabas | Tú procurabas estudiar cada día. You used to try to study every day. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procuraba | Ella procuraba mantener la calma. She used to try to stay calm. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procurábamos | Nosotros procurábamos respetar las reglas. We used to try to respect the rules. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procurabais | Vosotros procurabais ser amables siempre. You all used to try to be kind always. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procuraban | Ellos procuraban terminar a tiempo. They used to try to finish on time. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy procurando | Estoy procurando una solución rápida. I am looking for a quick solution. | |
| Tú | estás procurando | Estás procurando mejorar tus habilidades. You are trying to improve your skills. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está procurando | Ella está procurando un libro interesante. She is looking for an interesting book. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos procurando | Estamos procurando una forma de ayudar. We are trying to find a way to help. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis procurando | Vosotros estáis procurando mejorar el proyecto. You all are trying to improve the project. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están procurando | Ellos están procurando resolver el problema. They are trying to solve the problem. |
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 procurar | Voy a procurar una solución rápida. I am going to look for a quick solution. | |
| Tú | vas a procurar | ¿Vas a procurar ayuda mañana? Are you going to seek help tomorrow? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a procurar | Ella va a procurar mejorar su rendimiento. She is going to try to improve her performance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a procurar | Vamos a procurar terminar a tiempo. We are going to try to finish on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a procurar | ¿Vais a procurar una solución pronto? Are you all going to try to find a solution soon? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a procurar | Ellos van a procurar resolver el problema. They are going to try to solve the problem. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | procuraré | Procuraré terminar el informe mañana. I will try to finish the report tomorrow. | |
| Tú | procurarás | Procurarás aprender mucho en la clase. You will try to learn a lot in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procurará | Procurará llegar a tiempo a la reunión. He/She/You will try to arrive on time to the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procuraremos | Procuraremos resolver el problema pronto. We will try to solve the problem soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procuraréis | Procuraréis mejorar cada día. You all will try to improve every day. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procurarán | Procurarán cuidar el medio ambiente. They/You all will try to take care of the environment. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | procuraría | Yo procuraría ayudarte si pudiera. I would try to help you if I could. | |
| Tú | procurarías | Tú procurarías terminar a tiempo. You would try to finish on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procuraría | Él procuraría resolver el problema. He would try to solve the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procuraríamos | Nosotros procuraríamos mejorar cada día. We would try to improve every day. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procuraríais | Vosotros procuraríais aprender más. You all would try to learn more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procurarían | Ellos procurarían cuidar a los niños. They would try to take care of the children. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he procurado | He procurado terminar el trabajo. I have tried to finish the work. | |
| Tú | has procurado | ¿Has procurado llamar a María? Have you tried to call María? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha procurado | Ella ha procurado mejorar sus habilidades. She has tried to improve her skills. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos procurado | Nosotros hemos procurado ahorrar dinero. We have tried to save money. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis procurado | Vosotros habéis procurado aprender más. You all have tried to learn more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han procurado | Ellos han procurado resolver el problema. They have tried to solve the problem. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había procurado | Yo ya había procurado terminar el trabajo. I had already tried to finish the work. | |
| Tú | habías procurado | Tú habías procurado evitar problemas. You had tried to avoid problems. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había procurado | Ella había procurado aprender francés. She had tried to learn French. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos procurado | Nosotros habíamos procurado ahorrar dinero. We had tried to save money. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais procurado | Vosotros habíais procurado llegar temprano. You all had tried to arrive early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían procurado | Ellos habían procurado resolver el problema. They had tried to solve the problem. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré procurado | Para entonces, ya habré procurado la ayuda. By then, I will have already sought help. | |
| Tú | habrás procurado | Tú habrás procurado la información. You will have sought the information. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá procurado | Ella habrá procurado todo lo necesario. She will have sought everything necessary. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos procurado | Nosotros habremos procurado los recursos. We will have sought the resources. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis procurado | Vosotros habréis procurado la documentación. You all will have sought the documentation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán procurado | Ellos habrán procurado la ayuda necesaria. They will have sought the necessary help. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría procurado | Yo habría procurado ayudarte si hubiera sabido. I would have tried to help you if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías procurado | Tú habrías procurado evitar el problema. You would have tried to avoid the problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría procurado | Ella habría procurado terminar a tiempo. She would have tried to finish on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos procurado | Nosotros habríamos procurado ser más cuidadosos. We would have tried to be more careful. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais procurado | Vosotros habríais procurado llamar antes. You all would have tried to call earlier. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían procurado | Ellos habrían procurado evitar el error. They would have tried to avoid the mistake. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | procure | Espero que yo procure ayuda pronto. I hope that I find help soon. | |
| Tú | procures | Es importante que tú procures descansar. It's important that you get some rest. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procure | Es necesario que él procure los materiales. It's necessary that he procure the materials. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procuremos | Queremos que nosotros procuremos soluciones. We want us to find solutions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procureís | Espero que vosotros procureís ayuda. I hope that you all find help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procuren | Es importante que ellos procuren paz. It's important that they seek peace. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | procurara | Esperaba que él procurara ayuda. I hoped that he would seek help. | |
| Tú | procuraras | Dudaba que tú procuraras hacerlo. I doubted that you would try to do it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procurara | Quería que ella procurara descansar. I wanted her to try to rest. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procuráramos | Era importante que nosotros procuráramos la paz. It was important that we tried to maintain peace. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procurarais | No creía que vosotros procurarais problemas. I didn't believe that you all would cause trouble. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procuraran | Esperaban que ellos procuraran soluciones. They hoped that they would find solutions. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | procurare | Si tuviera tiempo, procurare ayudarte. If I had time, I would try to help you. | |
| Tú | procurares | Quizás procurares encontrar una solución. Maybe you would try to find a solution. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procurare | El jefe procurare resolver el problema pronto. The boss would try to solve the problem soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procuráremos | Nosotros procuráremos terminar el proyecto a tiempo. We would try to finish the project on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procurareis | Vosotros procurareis cumplir con las reglas. You all would try to follow the rules. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procuraren | Ellos procuraren mantener la calma en la situación. They would try to stay calm in the situation. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya procurado | Espero que haya procurado lo mejor. I hope I have tried my best. | |
| Tú | hayas procurado | Es posible que hayas procurado ayuda. It's possible that you have sought help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya procurado | Es importante que él haya procurado información. It's important that he has tried to gather information. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos procurado | Esperamos que hayamos procurado lo correcto. We hope that we have done the right thing. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis procurado | ¿Crees que hayáis procurado suficiente ayuda? Do you think you have sought enough help? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan procurado | Es probable que hayan procurado soluciones. They probably have tried to find solutions. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera procurado | Si hubiera procurado ayuda, habría sido mejor. If I had sought help, it would have been better. | |
| Tú | hubieras procurado | Si hubieras procurado descansar, estarías mejor. If you had sought rest, you would be better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera procurado | Ella hubiera procurado más información. She had sought more information. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos procurado | Nosotros hubiéramos procurado evitar problemas. We had tried to avoid problems. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais procurado | Vosotros hubierais procurado ser más cuidadosos. You all had tried to be more careful. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran procurado | Ellos hubieran procurado cumplir la promesa. They had tried to keep the promise. |
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 procurado | Para entonces, ya hubiere procurado la ayuda. By then, I will have already sought the help. | |
| Tú | hubieres procurado | Es posible que tú hubieres procurado la información. It's possible that you will have sought the information. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere procurado | Es probable que él hubiere procurado el documento. It's likely that he will have sought the document. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos procurado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos procurado todo. By then, we will have sought everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis procurado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis procurado la ayuda. Maybe you all will have sought the help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren procurado | Es posible que ellos hubieren procurado la solución. It's possible that they will have sought the solution. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | – | No se usa en imperativo afirmativo para tú. Not used in affirmative imperative for tú. | |
| Tú | procura | Procura llegar a tiempo a la reunión. Try to arrive on time to the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | procure | Procure seguir las instrucciones cuidadosamente. Try to follow the instructions carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | procuremos | Procuremos terminar el proyecto hoy. Let's try to finish the project today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | procurad | Procurad mantener la calma durante la crisis. Try to stay calm during the crisis. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | procuren | Procuren respetar las reglas del juego. Try to respect the rules of the game. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no procure | No procure más información sin permiso. Do not seek more information without permission. | |
| Tú | no procures | No procures eso sin consultarme primero. Don't seek that without consulting me first. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no procure | No procure problemas en la reunión. He/She/You (formal) do not seek trouble at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no procuremos | No procuremos conflictos en el equipo. Let's not seek conflicts within the team. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no procureis | No procureis errores en el informe. Don't seek errors in the report. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no procuren | No procuren problemas innecesarios. They/You all (formal) do not seek unnecessary problems. |
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