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Cortar (to cut) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cortar (to cut) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cortar (to cut) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 5: En casa (At home)

Lesson 33: Vajilla (Tableware)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cortar (to cut) Cortando (cutting) Cortado (cut)

Cortar (to cut): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo corto I cut
tú cortas You cut
él/ella corta he cuts
nosotros/nosotras cortamos we cut
vosotros/vosotras cortáis you cut
ellos/ellas cortan They cut

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he cortado I have cut
tú has cortado You have cut
él/ella ha cortado he has cut
nosotros/nosotras hemos cortado we have cut
vosotros/vosotras habéis cortado you have cut
ellos/ellas han cortado They have cut

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo corte I cut
tú cortes you cut
él/ella corte he cuts
nosotros/nosotras cortemos we cut
vosotros/vosotras cortéis You cut
ellos/ellas corten they cut

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya cortado I have cut
tú hayas cortado You have cut
él/ella haya cortado he has cut
nosotros/nosotras hayamos cortado We have cut
vosotros/vosotras hayáis cortado you (plural) have cut
ellos/ellas hayan cortado they have cut

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo cortaba I was cutting
tú cortabas You cut
él/ella cortaba He cut
nosotros/nosotras cortábamos we were cutting
vosotros/vosotras cortabais You (plural) were cutting
ellos/ellas cortaban they cut

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había cortado I had cut
tú habías cortado You had cut
él/ella había cortado he had cut
nosotros/nosotras habíamos cortado We had cut
vosotros/vosotras habíais cortado you had cut
ellos/ellas habían cortado They had cut

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo cortara/cortase I would cut
tú cortaras/cortases You cut
él/ella cortara/cortase he cut
nosotros/nosotras cortáramos/cortásemos we cut
vosotros/vosotras cortarais/cortaseis you cut
ellos/ellas cortaran/cortasen They would cut

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese cortado I would have cut
tú hubieras/hubieses cortado You would have cut
él/ella hubiera/hubiese cortado he would have cut
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos cortado We would have cut
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis cortado you would have cut
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen cortado they would have cut

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo corté I cut
tú cortaste You cut
él/ella cortó he cut
nosotros/nosotras cortamos we cut
vosotros/vosotras cortasteis you cut
ellos/ellas cortaron They cut

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube cortado I had cut
tú hubiste cortado You had cut
él/ella hubo cortado he had cut
nosotros/nosotras hubimos cortado we had cut
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis cortado you had cut
ellos/ellas hubieron cortado they had cut

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo cortare I will cut
tú cortares You would cut
él/ella cortare he will cut
nosotros/nosotras cortáremos we would cut
vosotros/vosotras cortareis You (plural) will cut
ellos/ellas cortaren they will cut

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere cortado I will have cut
tú hubieres cortado You will have cut
él/ella hubiere cortado he will have cut
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos cortado we will have cut
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis cortado You will have cut
ellos/ellas hubieren cortado they will have cut

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo cortaré I will cut
tú cortarás You will cut
él/ella cortará he will cut
nosotros/nosotras cortaremos we will cut
vosotros/vosotras cortaréis you will cut
ellos/ellas cortarán They will cut

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré cortado I will have cut
tú habrás cortado You will have cut
él/ella habrá cortado he will have cut
nosotros/nosotras habremos cortado We will have cut
vosotros/vosotras habréis cortado you will have cut
ellos/ellas habrán cortado they will have cut
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Corta! He cuts
Corta! He cuts
Corte! Let's cut
Cortemos! You all cut!
Cortad! They/ellas cut

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A You do not cut
No cortes! He/she does not cut
No corte! We do not cut
No cortemos! You all do not cut
No cortéis! They do not cut

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo cortaría I would cut
tú cortarías you would cut
él/ella cortaría he would cut
nosotros/nosotras cortaríamos we would cut
vosotros/vosotras cortaríais you would cut
ellos/ellas cortarían They would cut

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría cortado I would have cut
tú habrías cortado You would have cut
él/ella habría cortado He would have cut
nosotros/nosotras habríamos cortado We would have cut
vosotros/vosotras habríais cortado You would have cut
ellos/ellas habrían cortado they would have cut

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all cut the cheese.
Vosotros cortáis el queso.
2. We will cut the grass on Saturday.
Nosotros cortaremos el césped el sábado.
3. He will cut the wood with the saw.
Él cortará la madera con la sierra.
4. They cut the flowers.
Ellos cortan las flores.
5. I cut the bread.
Yo corto el pan.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We have cut the grass.
Nosotros hemos cortado el césped.
2. You (plural) cut the paper into pieces.
Vosotros cortasteis el papel en pedazos.
3. They have cut the apple.
Ellas han cortado la manzana.
4. He has cut his finger.
Él ha cortado su dedo.
5. We cut ties with that company.
Nosotros cortamos los lazos con esa empresa.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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cortaran/cortasen, cortara/cortase, cortarais/cortaseis, corten, corte

1.
Si vosotros ... las cuerdas, el nudo se desharía.
(If you were to cut the ropes, the knot would come undone.)
2.
Quiero que ellos ... la madera en pedazos pequeños.
(I want them to cut the wood into small pieces.)
3.
Es necesario que él ... la cuerda.
(It is necessary that he cut the rope.)
4.
Si ellos ... las ramas, el árbol crecería más fuerte.
(If they were to cut the branches, the tree would grow stronger.)
5.
Si yo ... la madera, tendríamos suficiente para el invierno.
(If I were to cut the wood, we would have enough for the winter.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We would have finished earlier if we had cut the flowers together.
Habríamos terminado antes si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos cortado las flores juntos.
2. I want us to have cut all the flowers.
Quiero que nosotros hayamos cortado todas las flores.
3. I doubt that he has cut the paper in a straight line.
Dudo que él haya cortado el papel en línea recta.
4. You would have been more careful if you had cut the pieces correctly.
Hubierais/hubieseis sido más cuidadosos si hubierais/hubieseis cortado las piezas correctamente.
5. He had cut the grass when it started to rain.
Él hubo cortado el césped cuando comenzó a llover.