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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/she 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/she 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/she 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/she has cut
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos cortado we have cut
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis cortado you have cut
(ellos/ellas) hayan cortado they have cut

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cortaba I used to cut
(tú) cortabas you were cutting
(él/ella) cortaba he/she was cutting
(nosotros/nosotras) cortábamos we were cutting
(vosotros/vosotras) cortabais you 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/she 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 cut
(tú) cortaras/cortases you cut
(él/ella) cortara/cortase he cut/she cut
(nosotros/nosotras) cortáramos/cortásemos we cut
(vosotros/vosotras) cortarais/cortaseis You would cut
(ellos/ellas) cortaran/cortasen they cut

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese cortado I had cut
(tú) hubieras/hubieses cortado you had cut
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese cortado he/she had 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 had cut

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) corté I cut
(tú) cortaste You cut
(él/ella) cortó he/she 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 cut/she 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/she will cut
(nosotros/nosotras) cortáremos we will cut
(vosotros/vosotras) cortareis You will cut
(ellos/ellas) cortaren they will cut

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere cortado I will have cut
(tú) hubieres cortado you would have cut
(él/ella) hubiere cortado he/she 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/she 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/she 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/she 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/she 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 cut the fruit for the glass.
Vosotros cortáis la fruta para la copa.
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 clean napkin.
Ellos cortan la servilleta limpia.
5. I cut the onion for the pot.
Yo corto la cebolla para la olla.

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.