What does cocinar mean?
cocinar means to cook in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Cocinar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn cocinar, meaning to cook, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: cocinandoparticiple: cocinado
Principal forms of cocinar
- Infinitive
- cocinar
- Gerund
- cocinando
- Past participle
- cocinado
Cocinar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cocino | cociné | cocinaba | cocinaré |
| tú | cocinas | cocinaste | cocinabas | cocinarás |
| él / ella / usted | cocina | cocinó | cocinaba | cocinará |
| nosotros/as | cocinamos | cocinamos | cocinábamos | cocinaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | cocinan | cocinaron | cocinaban | cocinarán |
Pattern notes
- Cocinar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with cocinar
Cocine 300 gramos de arroz.Cook 300 grams of rice.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cocino casi todos los días.I cook almost every day.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella cocinó pan y bizcochuelos en el horno.She baked bread and cakes in the oven.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate cocinar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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