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preocupar
to worry
verb
Word 745 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive
With one thing or several
With preocupar, the thing is the subject and the person comes first, so the verb changes with the number of things.
Present
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a mí | me preocupait worries me / it is worrying me | me preocupanthey worry me / they are worrying me |
| a ti | te preocupait worries you / it is worrying you | te preocupanthey worry you / they are worrying you |
| a él | le preocupait worries him / it is worrying him / it worries you (formal) / it is worrying you (formal) | le preocupanthey worry him / they are worrying him / they worry you (formal) / they are worrying you (formal) |
| a ella | le preocupait worries her / it is worrying her / it worries you (formal) / it is worrying you (formal) | le preocupanthey worry her / they are worrying her / they worry you (formal) / they are worrying you (formal) |
| a nosotros | nos preocupait worries us / it is worrying us | nos preocupanthey worry us / they are worrying us |
| a ellos | les preocupait worries them / it is worrying them / it worries you all / it is worrying you all | les preocupanthey worry them / they are worrying them / they worry you all / they are worrying you all |
Preterite
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a mí | me preocupóit worried me | me preocuparonthey worried me |
| a ti | te preocupóit worried you | te preocuparonthey worried you |
| a él | le preocupóit worried him / it worried you (formal) | le preocuparonthey worried him / they worried you (formal) |
| a ella | le preocupóit worried her / it worried you (formal) | le preocuparonthey worried her / they worried you (formal) |
| a nosotros | nos preocupóit worried us | nos preocuparonthey worried us |
| a ellos | les preocupóit worried them / it worried you all | les preocuparonthey worried them / they worried you all |
Imperfect
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a mí | me preocupabait was worrying me / it used to worry me | me preocupabanthey were worrying me / they used to worry me |
| a ti | te preocupabait was worrying you / it used to worry you | te preocupabanthey were worrying you / they used to worry you |
| a él | le preocupabait was worrying him / it used to worry him / it was worrying you (formal) / it used to worry you (formal) | le preocupabanthey were worrying him / they used to worry him / they were worrying you (formal) / they used to worry you (formal) |
| a ella | le preocupabait was worrying her / it used to worry her / it was worrying you (formal) / it used to worry you (formal) | le preocupabanthey were worrying her / they used to worry her / they were worrying you (formal) / they used to worry you (formal) |
| a nosotros | nos preocupabait was worrying us / it used to worry us | nos preocupabanthey were worrying us / they used to worry us |
| a ellos | les preocupabait was worrying them / it used to worry them / it was worrying you all / it used to worry you all | les preocupabanthey were worrying them / they used to worry them / they were worrying you all / they used to worry you all |
Future
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a mí | me preocuparáit will worry me | me preocuparánthey will worry me |
| a ti | te preocuparáit will worry you | te preocuparánthey will worry you |
| a él | le preocuparáit will worry him / it will worry you (formal) | le preocuparánthey will worry him / they will worry you (formal) |
| a ella | le preocuparáit will worry her / it will worry you (formal) | le preocuparánthey will worry her / they will worry you (formal) |
| a nosotros | nos preocuparáit will worry us | nos preocuparánthey will worry us |
| a ellos | les preocuparáit will worry them / it will worry you all | les preocuparánthey will worry them / they will worry you all |
In a sentence
Me preocupa la salud de mi papá.
My dad's health worries me.
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