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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
nosotros/nosotras trabajamos we work
vosotros/vosotras trabajáis you (plural) 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 has worked
nosotros/nosotras hemos trabajado We have worked
vosotros/vosotras habéis trabajado you all 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 work
nosotros/nosotras trabajemos we work
vosotros/vosotras trabajéis you work
ellos/ellas trabajen they work

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya trabajado I may have worked
tú hayas trabajado You have worked
él/ella haya trabajado he has worked
nosotros/nosotras hayamos trabajado we have worked
vosotros/vosotras hayáis trabajado you all 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
nosotros/nosotras trabajábamos We worked
vosotros/vosotras trabajabais You all were working
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
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 worked
él/ella trabajara/trabajase he worked
nosotros/nosotras trabajáramos/trabajásemos We would work
vosotros/vosotras trabajarais/trabajaseis You would work
ellos/ellas trabajaran/trabajasen they worked

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese trabajado I would have worked
tú hubieras/hubieses trabajado You had worked
él/ella hubiera/hubiese trabajado he would have worked
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos trabajado We would have 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 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
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
nosotros/nosotras trabajáremos We will work
vosotros/vosotras trabajareis you will work
ellos/ellas trabajaren They would work

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere trabajado I will have worked
tú hubieres trabajado You will have worked
él/ella hubiere trabajado he 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 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 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
Trabaje! Work!
Trabaja! Work!
Trabaje! Work!
Trabajemos! You all work
Trabajad! 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 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 would have worked
nosotros/nosotras habríamos trabajado We would have worked
vosotros/vosotras habríais trabajado you all 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.