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trabajar

to work

verb Word 128 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate trabajar

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

Present

yo trabajo I work / I am working
tú trabajas you work / you are working
él/ella trabaja he/she works / he/she is working / you work (formal) / you are working (formal)
nosotros trabajamos we work / we are working
ellos/ellas trabajan they work / they are working / you all work / you all are working

Preterite

yo trabajé I worked
tú trabajaste you worked
él/ella trabajó he/she worked / you worked (formal)
nosotros trabajamos we worked
ellos/ellas trabajaron they worked / you all worked

Imperfect

yo trabajaba I was working / I used to work
tú trabajabas you were working / you used to work
él/ella trabajaba he/she was working / he/she used to work / you were working (formal) / you used to work (formal)
nosotros trabajábamos we were working / we used to work
ellos/ellas trabajaban they were working / they used to work / you all were working / you all used to work

Future

yo trabajaré I will work
tú trabajarás you will work
él/ella trabajará he/she will work / you will work (formal)
nosotros trabajaremos we will work
ellos/ellas trabajarán they will work / you all will work

In a sentence

Mi papá trabaja mucho todos los días.

My dad works a lot every day.

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