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Cuidar (to take care of) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cuidar (to take care of) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cuidar (to take care of) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

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Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cuidar (to take care of) Cuidando (Taking care) Cuidado (Take care)

Cuidar (to take care of): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo cuido I take care of
tú cuidas You take care of
él/ella cuida he/she takes care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidamos We take care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidáis you take care of
ellos/ellas cuidan they take care of

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he cuidado I have taken care of
tú has cuidado You have taken care of
él/ella ha cuidado he/she has taken care of
nosotros/nosotras hemos cuidado we have taken care of
vosotros/vosotras habéis cuidado you have taken care of
ellos/ellas han cuidado They have taken care of

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo cuide I take care of
tú cuides you take care of
él/ella cuide he/she takes care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidemos we take care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidéis you take care of
ellos/ellas cuiden they take care of

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya cuidado I have taken care of
tú hayas cuidado you have taken care of
él/ella haya cuidado he/she has taken care of
nosotros/nosotras hayamos cuidado we have taken care of
vosotros/vosotras hayáis cuidado you all have taken care of
ellos/ellas hayan cuidado they have taken care of

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo cuidaba I took care of
tú cuidabas You were taking care of
él/ella cuidaba He/she was taking care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidábamos we took care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidabais you (plural) were taking care of
ellos/ellas cuidaban they took care of

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había cuidado I had taken care of
tú habías cuidado you had taken care of
él/ella había cuidado he had taken care of
nosotros/nosotras habíamos cuidado we had taken care of
vosotros/vosotras habíais cuidado you had taken care of
ellos/ellas habían cuidado they had taken care of

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo cuidara/cuidase I would take care of
tú cuidaras/cuidases you would take care of
él/ella cuidara/cuidase he would take care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidáramos/cuidásemos we took care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidarais/cuidaseis you would take care of
ellos/ellas cuidaran/cuidasen they would take care of

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese cuidado I would have taken care of
tú hubieras/hubieses cuidado you had taken care of
él/ella hubiera/hubiese cuidado he/she would have taken care of
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos cuidado we had taken care of
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis cuidado You all would have taken care of
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen cuidado they had taken care of

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo cuidé I took care of
tú cuidaste you took care of
él/ella cuidó he/she took care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidamos we took care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidasteis you took care of
ellos/ellas cuidaron they took care of

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo pretérito anterior (indicativo) I had taken care of
tú hube cuidado You had taken care of
él/ella hubiste cuidado he/she had taken care of
nosotros/nosotras hubo cuidado we had taken care of
vosotros/vosotras hubimos cuidado you had taken care of
ellos/ellas hubisteis cuidado they had taken care of

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo cuidare I will take care of
tú cuidares you will take care of
él/ella cuidare he/she will take care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidáremos we will take care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidareis You (plural) will take care of
ellos/ellas cuidaren they will take care of

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere cuidado I will have taken care of
tú hubieres cuidado you will have taken care of
él/ella hubiere cuidado he will have taken care of
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos cuidado we will have taken care of
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis cuidado you will have taken care of
ellos/ellas hubieren cuidado they will have taken care of

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo cuidaré I will take care of
tú cuidarás You will take care of
él/ella cuidará He/She will take care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidaremos We will take care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidaréis You will take care of
ellos/ellas cuidarán They will take care of

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré cuidado I will have taken care of
tú habrás cuidado You will have taken care of
él/ella habrá cuidado he/she will have taken care of
nosotros/nosotras habremos cuidado We will have taken care of
vosotros/vosotras habréis cuidado you will have taken care of
ellos/ellas habrán cuidado They will have taken care of
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Cuida! Take care!
¡Cuide! Let's take care!
¡Cuidemos! Let's take care of!
¡Cuidáis! You all take care!
¡Cuiden! They take care!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No cuide! You do not take care!
No cuides! He/She do not take care!
No cuide! You do not take care!
No cuidemos! You all don't take care of!
No cuidéis! They should not take care!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo cuidaría I would take care of
tú cuidarías you would take care of
él/ella cuidaría he/she would take care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidaríamos we would take care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidaríais you would take care of
ellos/ellas cuidarían They would take care of

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría cuidado I would have taken care of
tú habrías cuidado You would have taken care of
él/ella habría cuidado he would have taken care of
nosotros/nosotras habríamos cuidado we would have taken care of
vosotros/vosotras habríais cuidado You would have taken care of
ellos/ellas habrían cuidado They would have taken care of

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He takes care of his neighbour's cats.
Él cuida a los gatos de su vecina.
2. I will take care of the plant.
Yo cuidaré la planta.
3. You (all) will take care of the tree.
Vosotros cuidaréis el árbol.
4. They take care of the birds every day.
Ellos cuidan a los pájaros todos los días.
5. You will take care of the flower.
Tú cuidarás la flor.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They took care of the garden while they grew tomatoes.
Ellos cuidaron el jardín mientras cultivaban tomates.
2. He took care of the lawn every morning.
Él cuidaba el césped cada mañana.
3. You/You all were taking care of the leaves of the tree.
Vosotros cuidabais las hojas del árbol.
4. We used to take care of the flowers in the garden.
Nosotros cuidábamos las flores en el jardín.
5. You have taken care of the tall trees.
Habéis cuidado los árboles altos.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

Show translation Show answers

cuidemos, cuides, cuidarais/cuidaseis, cuide, cuidaran/cuidasen

1.
Es importante que tú ... las plantas.
(It is important that you take care of the plants.)
2.
Espero que yo ... el jardín.
(I hope that I take care of the garden.)
3.
Si ellos ... las hojas, no se secarían tan rápido.
(If they were to look after the leaves, they wouldn't dry out so quickly.)
4.
Es posible que nosotros ... el césped.
(It is possible that we take care of the grass.)
5.
Si vosotros ... las plantas, el jardín se vería maravilloso.
(If you were to take care of the plants, the garden would look wonderful.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. It is important that we have taken care of the garden.
Es importante que hayamos cuidado el jardín.
2. He might have taken care of the flowers.
Es posible que haya cuidado las flores.
3. If they had taken care of the swing, it wouldn't be broken.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen cuidado el columpio, no estaría roto.
4. If you had taken better care of the garden, it would be prettier.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses cuidado mejor el jardín, estaría más bonito.
5. If we had taken care of the flowers, we would have a beautiful garden.
Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos cuidado las flores, tendríamos un jardín hermoso.