Spanish verb sobrar conjugation

sobrar
to be left over / to have in excess
regular verbPast participle: sobradoGerund: sobrando

Sobrar means to be left over or to have an excess of something. It is used when referring to quantities or amounts that remain after use or consumption.

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Complete conjugation of sobrar

Indicative Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobro
Me sobra tiempo para descansar.
I have extra time to rest.
sobras
¿Te sobran entradas para el concierto?
Do you have extra tickets for the concert?
Él / Ella / Ustedsobra
A él le sobra comida en la nevera.
He has leftover food in the fridge.
Nosotros / Nosotrassobramos
Nos sobraron dos asientos en el cine.
We had two seats left over at the cinema.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobráis
¿Os sobraron entradas para la obra?
Did you all have extra tickets for the play?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobran
Sobraron muchas frutas en la tienda.
There were many fruits left over in the store.

Indicative Preterite

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobré
Solo sobré un poco de comida.
I only had a little food left.
sobraste
¿Sobraste algo de pastel?
Did you have any cake left?
Él / Ella / Ustedsobró
Ella sobró toda la leche.
She used up all the milk.
Nosotros / Nosotrassobramos
Sobramos suficiente comida para todos.
We had enough food left for everyone.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobrasteis
¿Sobrasteis algo de la cena?
Did you all have any leftovers from dinner?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobraron
Sobraron muchas entradas para el concierto.
There were many tickets left for the concert.

Indicative Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobraba
Antes, sobraba comida en la nevera.
There used to be leftover food in the fridge.
sobrabas
Tú siempre sobrabas en las fiestas.
You always used to have leftovers at parties.
Él / Ella / Ustedsobraba
Ella sobraba dinero en esa época.
She used to have extra money at that time.
Nosotros / Nosotrassobrábamos
Nosotros sobrábamos comida en la fiesta.
We used to have leftovers at the party.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobrabais
Vosotros sobrabais en las reuniones.
You all used to have leftovers at the meetings.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobraban
Ellos sobraban en la nevera siempre.
They always used to have leftovers in the fridge.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy sobrando
Estoy sobrando comida en la nevera.
I am overstocking food in the fridge.
estás sobrando
Estás sobrando en la fiesta.
You are overdoing it at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá sobrando
Ella está sobrando en la sala.
She is overstocking in the living room.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos sobrando
Estamos sobrando en el almacén.
We are overstocking in the warehouse.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis sobrando
Vosotros estáis sobrando en la tienda.
You all are overstocking in the store.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán sobrando
Ellos están sobrando en el inventario.
They are overstocking in the inventory.

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 sobrar
Voy a sobrar comida para la fiesta.
I am going to have leftovers for the party.
vas a sobrar
¿Vas a sobrar algo de dinero?
Are you going to have some money left over?
Él / Ella / Ustedva a sobrar
Ella va a sobrar tiempo mañana.
She is going to have free time tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a sobrar
Vamos a sobrar comida para la reunión.
We are going to have leftovers for the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a sobrar
Vosotros vais a sobrar dinero después del viaje.
You all are going to have money left after the trip.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a sobrar
Van a sobrar entradas para el concierto.
There will be tickets left for the concert.

Indicative Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobraré
Sobrará comida para todos.
There will be enough food for everyone.
sobrarás
¿Sobrarás tiempo para descansar?
Will you have time to rest?
Él / Ella / Ustedsobrará
El dinero sobrará al final del mes.
There will be extra money at the end of the month.
Nosotros / Nosotrassobraremos
Sobraremos en el proyecto si trabajamos juntos.
We will excel in the project if we work together.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobraréis
Sobraréis tiempo para el viaje.
You will have time for the trip.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobrarán
Las entradas sobrarán después del evento.
There will be tickets left after the event.

Indicative Conditional

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobraría
Yo sobraría comida si no la comiera.
I would have leftover food if I didn't eat it.
sobrarías
Tú sobrarías dinero con ese trabajo.
You would have leftover money with that job.
Él / Ella / Ustedsobraría
Ella sobraría tiempo si terminara temprano.
She would have free time if she finished early.
Nosotros / Nosotrassobraríamos
Nosotros sobraríamos espacio en la maleta.
We would have space in the suitcase.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobraríais
Vosotros sobraríais asientos en el coche.
You all would have seats in the car.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobrarían
Ellos sobrarían entradas para el concierto.
They would have tickets for the concert.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe sobrado
He sobrado comida en la nevera.
I have leftover food in the fridge.
has sobrado
¿Has sobrado algo para la cena?
Have you leftover something for dinner?
Él / Ella / Ustedha sobrado
Ella ha sobrado dinero para el viaje.
She has leftover money for the trip.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos sobrado
Hemos sobrado tiempo para descansar.
We have leftover time to rest.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis sobrado
¿Habéis sobrado comida para la fiesta?
Have you leftover food for the party?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan sobrado
Ellos han sobrado entradas para el concierto.
They have leftover tickets for the concert.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía sobrado
Ya había sobrado comida cuando llegaste.
There was already extra food when you arrived.
habías sobrado
Antes de la fiesta, tú habías sobrado dinero.
Before the party, you had extra money.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía sobrado
Ella había sobrado en la caja.
She had leftover change in the box.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos sobrado
Nosotros habíamos sobrado comida para la cena.
We had leftover food for dinner.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais sobrado
Vosotros habíais sobrado dinero del viaje.
You all had leftover money from the trip.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían sobrado
Ellos habían sobrado entradas para el concierto.
They had leftover tickets for the concert.

Indicative Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré sobrado
Para entonces, ya habré sobrado comida.
By then, I will have leftover food.
habrás sobrado
Cuando llegues, ya habrás sobrado dinero.
When you arrive, you will have leftover money.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá sobrado
Para mañana, él habrá sobrado tiempo.
By tomorrow, he will have leftover time.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos sobrado
Para entonces, habremos sobrado recursos.
By then, we will have leftover resources.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis sobrado
Para la fiesta, habréis sobrado comida.
For the party, you will have leftover food.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán sobrado
Al final, habrán sobrado muchas entradas.
In the end, there will have been many leftovers.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría sobrado
Habría sobrado comida si hubieras llegado temprano.
There would have been leftover food if you had arrived early.
habrías sobrado
Tú habrías sobrado dinero con ese trabajo.
You would have had leftover money with that job.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría sobrado
Él habría sobrado tiempo si no hubiera salido temprano.
He would have had extra time if he hadn't left early.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos sobrado
Nosotros habríamos sobrado recursos para la fiesta.
We would have had enough resources for the party.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais sobrado
Vosotros habríais sobrado comida si hubierais cocinado más.
You all would have had leftovers if you had cooked more.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían sobrado
Ellos habrían sobrado dinero después de la venta.
They would have had leftover money after the sale.

Subjunctive Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobre
Espero que yo sobre en la competencia.
I hope that I succeed in the competition.
sobres
Es importante que tú sobres en el examen.
It's important that you excel in the exam.
Él / Ella / Ustedsobre
Es posible que él sobre en la carrera.
It's possible that he surpasses in the race.
Nosotros / Nosotrassobremos
Esperamos que nosotros sobre en el proyecto.
We hope that we succeed in the project.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobreís
Dudo que vosotros sobre en la prueba.
I doubt that you all succeed in the test.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobren
Es probable que ellas sobren en la competencia.
It's likely that they excel in the competition.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobrara
Esperaba que sobrara comida.
I hoped there was leftover food.
sobraras
Pensaba que sobraras en la fiesta.
I thought you would stay late at the party.
Él / Ella / Ustedsobrara
Deseaba que sobrara dinero.
He wished there was extra money.
Nosotros / Nosotrassobráramos
Queríamos que sobráramos más tiempo.
We wanted us to have more time.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobrarais
Esperabais que sobrarais algo de comida.
You all hoped there would be some leftovers.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobraran
No creían que sobraran entradas.
They didn't believe there would be any tickets left.

Subjunctive Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobrare
Si sobrare dinero, te lo daré.
If I have extra money, I will give it to you.
sobrares
Cuando sobrares tiempo, llámame.
When you have free time, call me.
Él / Ella / Ustedsobrare
Si sobrare comida, la guardaré.
If there is leftover food, I will keep it.
Nosotros / Nosotrassobráramos
Si sobráramos recursos, ayudaríamos más.
If we had extra resources, we would help more.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobrares
Cuando sobrares tiempo, estudiaremos.
When you have free time, we will study.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobraren
Si sobraren entradas, las comprarán.
If there are remaining tickets, they will buy them.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya sobrado
Espero que haya sobrado comida.
I hope there is leftover food.
hayas sobrado
¿Crees que hayas sobrado algo?
Do you think you have leftover something?
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya sobrado
Es posible que haya sobrado pan.
It's possible that there is leftover bread.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos sobrado
Quizá hayamos sobrado comida.
Maybe we have leftover food.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis sobrado
¿Habéis sobrado algo de cena?
Have you guys leftover something from dinner?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan sobrado
Es probable que hayan sobrado entradas.
It's likely that they have leftover tickets.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera sobrado
Si hubiera sobrado dinero, lo habría donado.
If I had had leftover money, I would have donated it.
hubieras sobrado
Si hubieras sobrado tiempo, habrías venido.
If you had had extra time, you would have come.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera sobrado
Si ella hubiera sobrado comida, la habría guardado.
If she had had leftover food, she would have saved it.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos sobrado
Si hubiéramos sobrado recursos, habríamos ayudado más.
If we had had extra resources, we would have helped more.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais sobrado
Si hubierais sobrado tiempo, habríais viajado.
If you all had had extra time, you would have traveled.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran sobrado
Si hubieran sobrado entradas, las habrían vendido.
If they had had extra tickets, they would have sold them.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere sobrado
Es posible que yo hubiere sobrado para entonces.
It's possible that I will have had enough by then.
hubieres sobrado
Quizá tú hubieres sobrado para el evento.
Maybe you will have had enough for the event.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere sobrado
Es probable que él hubiere sobrado en esa situación.
It's likely that he will have had enough in that situation.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos sobrado
Supongo que nosotros hubiéremos sobrado para entonces.
I suppose that we will have had enough by then.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis sobrado
Es posible que vosotros hubiereis sobrado para la fiesta.
It's possible that you all will have had enough for the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren sobrado
Quizá ellos hubieren sobrado para el viaje.
Maybe they will have had enough for the trip.

Imperative Affirmative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yosobro
No sobro en la fiesta.
I don't have leftovers at the party.
sobra
Sobra comida en la nevera.
There is leftover food in the fridge.
Él / Ella / Ustedsobre
¡Sobre la mesa, por favor!
Please put it on the table!
Nosotros / Nosotrassobremos
Sobremos un poco más de paciencia.
Let's have a little more patience.
Vosotros / Vosotrassobrad
Sobrad la comida antes de que se eche a perder.
Finish the food before it spoils.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessobren
¡Sobren en la fiesta, por favor!
Stay at the party, please!

Imperative Negative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono sobro
No sobro en la fiesta.
I don't have leftovers at the party.
no sobres
No sobres en la reunión.
Don't be excessive in the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedno sobre
No sobre en la discusión.
He/She/You (formal) don't overdo it in the discussion.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno sobremos
No sobremos en el trabajo.
Let's not overdo it at work.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno sobreáis
No sobreáis en la fiesta.
Don't overdo it at the party.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno sobreen
No sobreen en la competencia.
They/You all (formal) don't overdo it in the competition.

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