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Cocinar (to cook) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cocinar (to cook) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cocinar (to cook) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 17: Cocinar y hornear (Cooking and baking)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cocinar (to cook) Cocinando (Cooking) Cocinado (Cooked)

Cocinar (to cook): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cocino I cook
(tú) cocinas You cook
(él/ella) cocina he cooks
(nosotros/nosotras) cocinamos we cook
(vosotros/vosotras) cocináis You cook
(ellos/ellas) cocinan they cook

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he cocinado I have cooked
(tú) has cocinado You have cooked
(él/ella) ha cocinado he/she has cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos cocinado we have cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis cocinado You have cooked
(ellos/ellas) han cocinado They have cooked

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cocine I cook
(tú) cocines you cook
(él/ella) cocine he/she cooks
(nosotros/nosotras) cocinemos we cook
(vosotros/vosotras) cocinéis you cook
(ellos/ellas) cocinen they cook

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya cocinado I have cooked
(tú) hayas cocinado you have cooked
(él/ella) haya cocinado he/she has cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos cocinado we have cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis cocinado you have cooked
(ellos/ellas) hayan cocinado they have cooked

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cocinaba I was cooking
(tú) cocinabas You were cooking
(él/ella) cocinaba he/she was cooking
(nosotros/nosotras) cocinábamos We were cooking
(vosotros/vosotras) cocinabais You cooked
(ellos/ellas) cocinaban they cooked

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había cocinado I had cooked
(tú) habías cocinado You had cooked
(él/ella) había cocinado he/she had cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos cocinado we had cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais cocinado You had cooked
(ellos/ellas) habían cocinado they had cooked

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cocinara/cocinase I cooked
(tú) cocinaras/cocinases you cooked
(él/ella) cocinara/cocinase he cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) cocináramos/cocinásemos we cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) cocinarais/cocinaseis you would cook
(ellos/ellas) cocinaran/cocinasen they cooked

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese cocinado I had cooked
(tú) hubieras/hubieses cocinado you had cooked
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese cocinado he had cooked/she had cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos cocinado we had cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis cocinado You would have cooked
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen cocinado they had cooked

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) cociné I cooked
(tú) cocinaste You cooked
(él/ella) cocinó he/she cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) cocinamos we cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) cocinaron You cooked
(ellos/ellas) cocinaron they cooked

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube cocinado I had cooked
(tú) hubiste cocinado You had cooked
(él/ella) hubo cocinado he/she had cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos cocinado we had cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis cocinado you had cooked
(ellos/ellas) hubieron cocinado they had cooked

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cocinare I will cook
(tú) cocinares You will cook
(él/ella) cocinare he will cook/she will cook
(nosotros/nosotras) cocináremos we will cook
(vosotros/vosotras) cocinareis you will cook
(ellos/ellas) cocinaren They will cook

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere cocinado I will have cooked
(tú) hubieres cocinado You will have cooked
(él/ella) hubiere cocinado he/she will have cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos cocinado we will have cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis cocinado You would have cooked
(ellos/ellas) hubieren cocinado they will have cooked

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cocinaré I will cook
(tú) cocinarás You will cook
(él/ella) cocinará he/she will cook
(nosotros/nosotras) cocinaremos we will cook
(vosotros/vosotras) cocinaréis You will cook
(ellos/ellas) cocinarán they will cook

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré cocinado I will have cooked
(tú) habrás cocinado You will have cooked
(él/ella) habrá cocinado he/she will have cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos cocinado we will have cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis cocinado You will have cooked
(ellos/ellas) habrán cocinado they will have cooked
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Cocina! You cook
¡Cocine! He/She cook!
¡Cocinemos! We cook
¡Cocinad! You cook
¡Cocinen! They cook!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No cocines! You do not cook
No cocine! He should not cook.
No cocinemos! Let’s not cook!
No cocinéis! You all do not cook
No cocinen! They don't cook!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cocinaría I would cook
(tú) cocinarías You would cook
(él/ella) cocinaría he would cook/she would cook
(nosotros/nosotras) cocinaríamos we would cook
(vosotros/vosotras) cocinaríais you would cook
(ellos/ellas) cocinarían they would cook

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría cocinado I would have cooked
(tú) habrías cocinado You would have cooked
(él/ella) habría cocinado he/she would have cooked
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos cocinado we would have cooked
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais cocinado You would have cooked
(ellos/ellas) habrían cocinado they would have cooked

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. She cooks a delicious meal.
Ella cocina una comida deliciosa.
2. I cook pasta every day.
Yo cocino pasta todos los días.
3. He will cook a cake for the party.
Él cocinará un pastel para la fiesta.
4. They will cook an incredible banquet.
Ellos cocinarán un banquete increíble.
5. We cook together on weekends.
Nosotros cocinamos juntos los fines de semana.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They have cooked a variety of dishes.
Ellos han cocinado una variedad de platos.
2. We have cooked together all afternoon.
Nosotros hemos cocinado juntos toda la tarde.
3. You cooked an incredible paella.
Tú cocinaste una paella increíble.
4. They cooked in the cooking contest.
Ellos cocinaron en el concurso de cocina.
5. Before, you used to cook very well at school.
Antes, tú cocinabas muy bien en la escuela.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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cocine, cocinemos, cocines, cocinéis, cocinen

1.
Es necesario que ellos ... antes de llegar los invitados.
(It is necessary that they cook before the guests arrive.)
2.
Es importante que tú ... con ingredientes frescos.
(It is important that you cook with fresh ingredients.)
3.
Nos alegra que nosotros ... juntos de vez en cuando.
(We are happy that we cook together from time to time.)
4.
Sus padres prefieren que él ... la cena los fines de semana.
(His parents prefer that he cooks dinner on weekends.)
5.
Ojalá que vosotros ... para la fiesta.
(I hope that you cook for the party.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If I had cooked earlier, we wouldn't be hungry now.
Si yo hubiera/hubiese cocinado más temprano, no tendríamos hambre ahora.
2. If they had cooked for the party, we would have had more variety.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen cocinado para la fiesta, habríamos tenido más variedad.
3. When the party started, he had already cooked the appetizers.
Cuando empezó la fiesta, él ya hubo cocinado los aperitivos.
4. By the time you returned, you all had already cooked the food.
Para cuando regresasteis, vosotros ya hubisteis cocinado la comida.
5. I doubt that you have cooked the main dish.
Dudo que tú hayas cocinado el plato principal.