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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 (Cooking)

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 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 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 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 was cooking
nosotros/nosotras cocinábamos we cooked
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 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 would cook
tú cocinaras/cocinases you cooked
él/ella cocinara/cocinase he would cook
nosotros/nosotras cocináramos/cocinásemos we cooked
vosotros/vosotras cocinarais/cocinaseis You/You all would cook
ellos/ellas cocinaran/cocinasen They cooked

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo cociné I cooked
tú cocinaste You cooked
él/ella cocinó he 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 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
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 will have cooked
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos cocinado we will have cooked
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis cocinado you will 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 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 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
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 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.