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Trabajar (to work) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of trabajar (to work) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Trabajar (to work) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 7: Profesiones y estudios (Professions and studies)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Trabajar (to work) Trabajando (Working) Trabajado (Worked)

Trabajar (to work): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) trabajo I work
(tú) trabajas You work
(él/ella) trabaja he works/she works
(nosotros/nosotras) trabajamos we work
(vosotros/vosotras) trabajáis you work
(ellos/ellas) trabajan they work

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he trabajado I have worked
(tú) has trabajado You have worked
(él/ella) ha trabajado he/she has worked
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos trabajado we have worked
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis trabajado You have worked
(ellos/ellas) han trabajado they have worked

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) trabaje I work
(tú) trabajes You work
(él/ella) trabaje he works
(nosotros/nosotras) trabajemos we work
(vosotros/vosotras) trabajéis you work
(ellos/ellas) trabajen they work

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya trabajado I have worked
(tú) hayas trabajado you have worked
(él/ella) haya trabajado he/she has worked
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos trabajado we have worked
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis trabajado you have worked
(ellos/ellas) hayan trabajado they have worked

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) trabajaba I was working
(tú) trabajabas You worked
(él/ella) trabajaba he worked/she worked
(nosotros/nosotras) trabajábamos we worked
(vosotros/vosotras) trabajabais You worked
(ellos/ellas) trabajaban they worked

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había trabajado I had worked
(tú) habías trabajado You had worked
(él/ella) había trabajado he had worked/she had worked
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos trabajado we had worked
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais trabajado You had worked
(ellos/ellas) habían trabajado they had worked

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) trabajara/trabajase I worked
(tú) trabajaras/trabajases you would work
(él/ella) trabajara/trabajase he would work
(nosotros/nosotras) trabajáramos/trabajásemos we worked
(vosotros/vosotras) trabajarais/trabajaseis you would work
(ellos/ellas) trabajaran/trabajasen they worked

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese trabajado I had worked
(tú) hubieras/hubieses trabajado You had worked
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese trabajado he/she had worked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos trabajado we had worked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis trabajado you would have worked
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen trabajado they had worked

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) trabajé I worked
(tú) trabajaste You worked
(él/ella) trabajó he/she worked
(nosotros/nosotras) trabajamos we worked
(vosotros/vosotras) trabajasteis you worked
(ellos/ellas) trabajaron they worked

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube trabajado I had worked
(tú) hubiste trabajado You had worked
(él/ella) hubo trabajado he had worked/she had worked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos trabajado we had worked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis trabajado You had worked
(ellos/ellas) hubieron trabajado they had worked

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) trabajare I will work
(tú) trabajares You will work
(él/ella) trabajare he will work/she will work
(nosotros/nosotras) trabajáremos we will work
(vosotros/vosotras) trabajareis you will work
(ellos/ellas) trabajaren they worked

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere trabajado I will have worked
(tú) hubieres trabajado you will have worked
(él/ella) hubiere trabajado he/she will have worked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos trabajado we will have worked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis trabajado You will have worked
(ellos/ellas) hubieren trabajado they will have worked

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) trabajaré I will work
(tú) trabajarás You will work
(él/ella) trabajará he/she will work
(nosotros/nosotras) trabajaremos we will work
(vosotros/vosotras) trabajaréis You will work
(ellos/ellas) trabajarán they will work

Futuro perfecto 

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

Imperativo 

Spanish English
— You work
¡Trabaja! He works
¡Trabaje! We work
¡Trabajemos! You work
¡Trabajad! They work

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡no trabajes! Don't work!
¡no trabaje! He/she do not work!
¡no trabajemos! Let's not work!
¡no trabajéis! You(pl) do not work!
¡no trabajen! They should not work!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) trabajaría I would work
(tú) trabajarías You would work
(él/ella) trabajaría He/she would work
(nosotros/nosotras) trabajaríamos we would work
(vosotros/vosotras) trabajaríais You would work
(ellos/ellas) trabajarían they would work

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría trabajado I would have worked
(tú) habrías trabajado You would have worked
(él/ella) habría trabajado He/she would have worked
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos trabajado we would have worked
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais trabajado you would have worked
(ellos/ellas) habrían trabajado They would have worked

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all will work on the final report.
Vosotros trabajaréis en el informe final.
2. They work in a factory.
Ellos trabajan en una fábrica.
3. He will work hard to achieve it.
Él trabajará duro para conseguirlo.
4. We work together on the project.
Nosotros trabajamos juntos en el proyecto.
5. You will work with the new team.
Tú trabajarás con el nuevo equipo.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. Have you worked with the professor before?
¿habéis trabajado con el profesor antes?
2. I worked as a waiter in the summer.
Yo trabajé de camarero en verano.
3. We worked with the headteacher of the school.
Nosotros trabajamos con el director del colegio.
4. I was working as a waiter years ago.
Yo trabajaba de camarero hace años.
5. They have worked many hours.
Las enfermeras han trabajado muchas horas.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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trabajarais, trabajaras, trabajéis, trabajara

1.
Sería bueno que él ... como abogado.
(It would be good if he worked as a lawyer.)
2.
Es posible que vosotros ... mejor en equipo.
(It's possible that you all work better as a team.)
3.
Espero que tú ... de ingeniero.
(I hope you worked as an engineer.)
4.
Ojalá yo ... como médico.
(I wish I worked as a doctor.)
5.
Ojalá vosotros ... en un hospital.
(I wish you were working in a hospital.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I'm glad that you had worked on that project.
Me alegra que tú hubieras/hubieses trabajado en ese proyecto.
2. They had worked in different departments before this.
Ellos hubieron trabajado en diferentes departamentos antes de esto.
3. He/she would have worked in the store if he/she had not been sick.
Él/ella habría trabajado en la tienda si no hubiera estado enfermo/a.
4. It is possible that he/she has worked on that project.
Es posible que él/ella haya trabajado en ese proyecto.
5. I doubt that you have worked overtime.
Dudo que tú hayas trabajado horas extras.