What does llorar mean?
llorar means to cry, to weep in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to mourn.
Spanish verb guide
Llorar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn llorar, meaning to cry, to weep, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: llorandoparticiple: llorado
Principal forms of llorar
- Infinitive
- llorar
- Gerund
- llorando
- Past participle
- llorado
Llorar 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 | lloro | lloré | lloraba | lloraré |
| tú | lloras | lloraste | llorabas | llorarás |
| él / ella / usted | llora | lloró | lloraba | llorará |
| nosotros/as | lloramos | lloramos | llorábamos | lloraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | lloran | lloraron | lloraban | llorarán |
Pattern notes
- Llorar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with llorar
¿Por qué llora el bebé?Why is the baby crying?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Por qué llora ese bebé?Why is that baby crying?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mi hermana llora a menudo.My sister often cries.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate llorar 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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