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probar

to try, to taste, to test

verb irregular Word 384 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate probar

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

Present

yo pruebo I try / I am trying / I taste / I am tasting / I test / I am testing
tú pruebas you try / you are trying / you taste / you are tasting / you test / you are testing
él/ella prueba he/she tries / he/she is trying / you try (formal) / you are trying (formal) / he/she tastes / he/she is tasting / you taste (formal) / you are tasting (formal) / he/she tests / he/she is testing / you test (formal) / you are testing (formal)
nosotros probamos we try / we are trying / we taste / we are tasting / we test / we are testing
ellos/ellas prueban they try / they are trying / you all try / you all are trying / they taste / they are tasting / you all taste / you all are tasting / they test / they are testing / you all test / you all are testing

Preterite

yo probé I tried / I tasted / I tested
tú probaste you tried / you tasted / you tested
él/ella probó he/she tried / you tried (formal) / he/she tasted / you tasted (formal) / he/she tested / you tested (formal)
nosotros probamos we tried / we tasted / we tested
ellos/ellas probaron they tried / you all tried / they tasted / you all tasted / they tested / you all tested

Imperfect

yo probaba I was trying / I used to try / I was tasting / I used to taste / I was testing / I used to test
tú probabas you were trying / you used to try / you were tasting / you used to taste / you were testing / you used to test
él/ella probaba he/she was trying / he/she used to try / you were trying (formal) / you used to try (formal) / he/she was tasting / he/she used to taste / you were tasting (formal) / you used to taste (formal) / he/she was testing / he/she used to test / you were testing (formal) / you used to test (formal)
nosotros probábamos we were trying / we used to try / we were tasting / we used to taste / we were testing / we used to test
ellos/ellas probaban they were trying / they used to try / you all were trying / you all used to try / they were tasting / they used to taste / you all were tasting / you all used to taste / they were testing / they used to test / you all were testing / you all used to test

Future

yo probaré I will try / I will taste / I will test
tú probarás you will try / you will taste / you will test
él/ella probará he/she will try / you will try (formal) / he/she will taste / you will taste (formal) / he/she will test / you will test (formal)
nosotros probaremos we will try / we will taste / we will test
ellos/ellas probarán they will try / you all will try / they will taste / you all will taste / they will test / you all will test

In a sentence

¿Ya probaste la comida de mi mamá?

Have you tried my mom's food yet?

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