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llorar

to cry

verb Word 728 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate llorar

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

Present

yo lloro I cry / I am crying
tú lloras you cry / you are crying
él/ella llora he/she cries / he/she is crying / you cry (formal) / you are crying (formal)
nosotros lloramos we cry / we are crying
ellos/ellas lloran they cry / they are crying / you all cry / you all are crying

Preterite

yo lloré I cried
tú lloraste you cried
él/ella lloró he/she cried / you cried (formal)
nosotros lloramos we cried
ellos/ellas lloraron they cried / you all cried

Imperfect

yo lloraba I was crying / I used to cry
tú llorabas you were crying / you used to cry
él/ella lloraba he/she was crying / he/she used to cry / you were crying (formal) / you used to cry (formal)
nosotros llorábamos we were crying / we used to cry
ellos/ellas lloraban they were crying / they used to cry / you all were crying / you all used to cry

Future

yo lloraré I will cry
tú llorarás you will cry
él/ella llorará he/she will cry / you will cry (formal)
nosotros lloraremos we will cry
ellos/ellas llorarán they will cry / you all will cry

In a sentence

El niño lloraba porque tenía miedo.

The boy was crying because he was scared.

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