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cortar

to cut

verb Word 736 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate cortar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo corto I cut / I am cutting
tú cortas you cut / you are cutting
él/ella corta he/she cuts / he/she is cutting / you cut (formal) / you are cutting (formal)
nosotros cortamos we cut / we are cutting
ellos/ellas cortan they cut / they are cutting / you all cut / you all are cutting

Preterite

yo corté I cut
tú cortaste you cut
él/ella cortó he/she cut / you cut (formal)
nosotros cortamos we cut
ellos/ellas cortaron they cut / you all cut

Imperfect

yo cortaba I was cutting / I used to cut
tú cortabas you were cutting / you used to cut
él/ella cortaba he/she was cutting / he/she used to cut / you were cutting (formal) / you used to cut (formal)
nosotros cortábamos we were cutting / we used to cut
ellos/ellas cortaban they were cutting / they used to cut / you all were cutting / you all used to cut

Future

yo cortaré I will cut
tú cortarás you will cut
él/ella cortará he/she will cut / you will cut (formal)
nosotros cortaremos we will cut
ellos/ellas cortarán they will cut / you all will cut

In a sentence

Mi mamá cortó el pan.

My mom cut the bread.

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