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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

Module 5: En casa (At home)

Lesson 37: Tus mascotas (Your pets)

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 has taken care of / 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 have taken care
(ellos/ellas) hayan cuidado they have taken care of

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cuidaba I used to take care of
(tú) cuidabas You took care of
(él/ella) cuidaba he/she used to take care of
(nosotros/nosotras) cuidábamos we took care of
(vosotros/vosotras) cuidabais You took 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/she 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 took care of
(tú) cuidaras/cuidases you took care of
(él/ella) cuidara/cuidase he/she took care of
(nosotros/nosotras) cuidáramos/cuidásemos we would take care of
(vosotros/vosotras) cuidarais/cuidaseis You would take care of
(ellos/ellas) cuidaran/cuidasen they took care of

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese cuidado I had 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 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 will take care of
(ellos/ellas) cuidaren they would take care of

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere cuidado I will have taken care of
(tú) hubieres cuidado You would have taken care of
(él/ella) hubiere cuidado he/she will have taken care of
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos cuidado we will have taken care of
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis cuidado You would 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/she 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 slowly takes care of the turtle in the garden.
Él cuida la tortuga despacio en el jardín.
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 rabbit and the quick mouse.
Ellos cuidan el conejo y al ratón rápido.
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.