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Conjugation Chart

colocar

to place, to put, to get in

Coloca los libros en la estantería.

Place the books on the shelf.

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colocar present indicative

Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.

01
yocoloco
túcolocas
él/ellacoloca
nos.colocamos
vos.colocáis
elloscolocan

colocar present continuous

Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.

02
yoestoy colocando
túestás colocando
él/ellaestá colocando
nos.estamos colocando
vos.estáis colocando
ellosestán colocando

colocar preterite

Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.

03
yocoloqué
túcolocaste
él/ellacolocó
nos.colocamos
vos.colocasteis
elloscolocaron

colocar imperfect

Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.

04
yocolocaba
túcolocabas
él/ellacolocaba
nos.colocábamos
vos.colocabais
elloscolocaban

colocar present perfect

Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.

05
yohe colocado
túhas colocado
él/ellaha colocado
nos.hemos colocado
vos.habéis colocado
elloshan colocado

colocar future

Actions yet to happen.

06
yocolocaré
túcolocarás
él/ellacolocará
nos.colocaremos
vos.colocaréis
elloscolocarán

colocar informal future

Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.

07
yovoy a colocar
túvas a colocar
él/ellava a colocar
nos.vamos a colocar
vos.vais a colocar
ellosvan a colocar

colocar future perfect

Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.

08
yohabré colocado
túhabrás colocado
él/ellahabrá colocado
nos.habremos colocado
vos.habréis colocado
elloshabrán colocado

colocar conditional

Hypothetical or polite would-actions.

09
yocolocaría
túcolocarías
él/ellacolocaría
nos.colocaríamos
vos.colocaríais
elloscolocarían

colocar conditional perfect

Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.

10
yohabría colocado
túhabrías colocado
él/ellahabría colocado
nos.habríamos colocado
vos.habríais colocado
elloshabrían colocado

colocar pluperfect

An action completed before another past action.

11
yohabía colocado
túhabías colocado
él/ellahabía colocado
nos.habíamos colocado
vos.habíais colocado
elloshabían colocado

colocar subjunctive present

Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.

12
yocoloque
túcoloques
él/ellacoloque
nos.coloquemos
vos.coloquéis
elloscoloquen

colocar subjunctive imperfect

Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.

13
yocolocara
túcolocaras
él/ellacolocara
nos.colocáramos
vos.colocarais
elloscolocaran

colocar subjunctive present perfect

Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.

14
yohaya colocado
túhayas colocado
él/ellahaya colocado
nos.hayamos colocado
vos.hayáis colocado
elloshayan colocado

colocar subjunctive pluperfect

Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.

15
yohubiera colocado
túhubieras colocado
él/ellahubiera colocado
nos.hubiéramos colocado
vos.hubierais colocado
elloshubieran colocado

colocar imperative (affirmative)

Affirmative commands.

16
túcoloca
él/ellacoloque
nos.coloquemos
vos.colocad
elloscoloquen

colocar imperative (negative)

Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.

17
túno coloques
él/ellano coloque
nos.no coloquemos
vos.no coloquéis
ellosno coloquen