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Cobijar conjugation

cobijar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning shelter. In the present tense: yo cobijo, tú cobijas, él/ella cobija, nosotros cobijamos, vosotros cobijáis, ellos cobijan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #1433-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
cobijar
Gerundio
cobijando
Meaning
shelter
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 1
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Conjugation tables

Cobijar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

Study present continuous
FormSpanishUse
InfinitivocobijarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiocobijandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cobijando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yocobijo
Yo cobijo a mis gatos de la lluvia.I shelter my cats from the rain.
cobijas
Normalmente, tú cobijas a tu hermano bajo el toldo.You usually shelter your brother under the awning.
élcobija
Hoy, la cabaña del monte cobija a dos familias esa noche.Today, the cabin on the hill shelters two families that night.
nosotroscobijamos
A veces, nosotros cobijamos a los niños del viento.At times, we shelter the children from the wind.
vosotroscobijáis
Ahora, vosotros cobijáis a los viajeros junto al portal.Right now, you all shelter the travelers by the doorway.
elloscobijan
Casi siempre, los porches del pueblo cobijan a medio barrio durante la tormenta.Most of the time, the porches in the village shelter half the neighborhood during the storm.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe cobijado
Este año, yo he cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia.This year, I have sheltered my cats from the rain.
has cobijado
Últimamente, tú has cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Lately, you have sheltered your brother under the awning.
élha cobijado
En estos meses, la cabaña del monte ha cobijado a dos familias esa noche.In these months, the cabin on the hill has sheltered two families that night.
nosotroshemos cobijado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos cobijado a los niños del viento.So far, we have sheltered the children from the wind.
vosotroshabéis cobijado
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis cobijado a los viajeros junto al portal.This term, you all have sheltered the travelers by the doorway.
elloshan cobijado
En este tiempo, los porches del pueblo han cobijado a medio barrio durante la tormenta.During this time, the porches in the village have sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yocobijé
Ayer, yo cobijé a mis gatos de la lluvia.Yesterday, I sheltered my cats from the rain.
cobijaste
Hace un rato, tú cobijaste a tu hermano bajo el toldo.A little while ago, you sheltered your brother under the awning.
élcobijó
Esta mañana, la cabaña del monte cobijó a dos familias esa noche.This morning, the cabin on the hill sheltered two families that night.
nosotroscobijamos
Anoche, nosotros cobijamos a los niños del viento.Last night, we sheltered the children from the wind.
vosotroscobijasteis
El sábado, vosotros cobijasteis a los viajeros junto al portal.On Saturday, you all sheltered the travelers by the doorway.
elloscobijaron
Hace poco, los porches del pueblo cobijaron a medio barrio durante la tormenta.Not long ago, the porches in the village sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yocobijaba
Antes, yo cobijaba a mis gatos de la lluvia.Before, I used to shelter my cats from the rain.
cobijabas
Por entonces, tú cobijabas a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Back then, you used to shelter your brother under the awning.
élcobijaba
En esa época, la cabaña del monte cobijaba a dos familias esa noche.At that time, the cabin on the hill used to shelter two families that night.
nosotroscobijábamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros cobijábamos a los niños del viento.When that was normal, we used to shelter the children from the wind.
vosotroscobijabais
Hace años, vosotros cobijabais a los viajeros junto al portal.Years ago, you all used to shelter the travelers by the doorway.
elloscobijaban
En aquellos días, los porches del pueblo cobijaban a medio barrio durante la tormenta.In those days, the porches in the village used to shelter half the neighborhood during the storm.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía cobijado
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia.When you arrived, I had already sheltered my cats from the rain.
habías cobijado
Para entonces, tú ya habías cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo.By then, you had already sheltered your brother under the awning.
élhabía cobijado
Al volver, la cabaña del monte ya había cobijado a dos familias esa noche.When we came back, the cabin on the hill had already sheltered two families that night.
nosotroshabíamos cobijado
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos cobijado a los niños del viento.Before talking it through, we had already sheltered the children from the wind.
vosotroshabíais cobijado
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais cobijado a los viajeros junto al portal.When you looked again, you all had already sheltered the travelers by the doorway.
elloshabían cobijado
Para ese momento, los porches del pueblo ya habían cobijado a medio barrio durante la tormenta.By that moment, the porches in the village had already sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube cobijado
Apenas yo hube cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia, todo cambió.As soon as I had sheltered my cats from the rain, everything changed.
hubiste cobijado
En cuanto tú hubiste cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo, se notó.The moment you had sheltered your brother under the awning, it showed.
élhubo cobijado
No bien la cabaña del monte hubo cobijado a dos familias esa noche, hubo ruido.As soon as the cabin on the hill had sheltered two families that night, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos cobijado
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos cobijado a los niños del viento, seguimos adelante.Once we had sheltered the children from the wind, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis cobijado
Apenas vosotros hubisteis cobijado a los viajeros junto al portal, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had sheltered the travelers by the doorway, you checked the result.
elloshubieron cobijado
En cuanto los porches del pueblo hubieron cobijado a medio barrio durante la tormenta, el ambiente cambió.The moment the porches in the village had sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yocobijaré
Mañana, yo cobijaré a mis gatos de la lluvia.Tomorrow, I will shelter my cats from the rain.
cobijarás
Dentro de poco, tú cobijarás a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Soon, you will shelter your brother under the awning.
élcobijará
Esta tarde, la cabaña del monte cobijará a dos familias esa noche.This afternoon, the cabin on the hill will shelter two families that night.
nosotroscobijaremos
La semana que viene, nosotros cobijaremos a los niños del viento.Next week, we will shelter the children from the wind.
vosotroscobijaréis
Pronto, vosotros cobijaréis a los viajeros junto al portal.Before long, you all will shelter the travelers by the doorway.
elloscobijarán
Más adelante, los porches del pueblo cobijarán a medio barrio durante la tormenta.Later on, the porches in the village will shelter half the neighborhood during the storm.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré cobijado
Para entonces, yo ya habré cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia.By then, I will already have sheltered my cats from the rain.
habrás cobijado
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Before closing time, you will already have sheltered your brother under the awning.
élhabrá cobijado
Al final del día, la cabaña del monte ya habrá cobijado a dos familias esa noche.By the end of the day, the cabin on the hill will already have sheltered two families that night.
nosotroshabremos cobijado
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos cobijado a los niños del viento.By tomorrow, we will already have sheltered the children from the wind.
vosotroshabréis cobijado
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis cobijado a los viajeros junto al portal.Before leaving, you all will already have sheltered the travelers by the doorway.
elloshabrán cobijado
Para esa hora, los porches del pueblo ya habrán cobijado a medio barrio durante la tormenta.By that hour, the porches in the village will already have sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yocobijaría
En un caso así, yo cobijaría a mis gatos de la lluvia.In a case like that, I would shelter my cats from the rain.
cobijarías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú cobijarías a tu hermano bajo el toldo.With a little more time, you would shelter your brother under the awning.
élcobijaría
En esa situación, la cabaña del monte cobijaría a dos familias esa noche.In that situation, the cabin on the hill would shelter two families that night.
nosotroscobijaríamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros cobijaríamos a los niños del viento.With that outlook, we would shelter the children from the wind.
vosotroscobijaríais
Llegado el caso, vosotros cobijaríais a los viajeros junto al portal.If it came to that, you all would shelter the travelers by the doorway.
elloscobijarían
En un día así, los porches del pueblo cobijarían a medio barrio durante la tormenta.On a day like that, the porches in the village would shelter half the neighborhood during the storm.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabría cobijado
En otro momento, yo habría cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia.At another moment, I would have sheltered my cats from the rain.
habrías cobijado
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo.With a little more margin, you would have sheltered your brother under the awning.
élhabría cobijado
A esas alturas, la cabaña del monte habría cobijado a dos familias esa noche.By then, the cabin on the hill would have sheltered two families that night.
nosotroshabríamos cobijado
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos cobijado a los niños del viento.With that turn, we would have sheltered the children from the wind.
vosotroshabríais cobijado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais cobijado a los viajeros junto al portal.At that point, you all would have sheltered the travelers by the doorway.
elloshabrían cobijado
En ese punto, los porches del pueblo habrían cobijado a medio barrio durante la tormenta.From there, the porches in the village would have sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocobije
Es mejor que yo cobije a mis gatos de la lluvia.It is better that I shelter my cats from the rain.
cobijes
Hace falta que tú cobijes a tu hermano bajo el toldo.It is necessary that you shelter your brother under the awning.
élcobije
Conviene que la cabaña del monte cobije a dos familias esa noche.It is wise that the cabin on the hill shelter two families that night.
nosotroscobijemos
Importa que nosotros cobijemos a los niños del viento.It matters that we shelter the children from the wind.
vosotroscobijéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros cobijéis a los viajeros junto al portal.It may help if you all shelter the travelers by the doorway.
elloscobijen
Es posible que los porches del pueblo cobijen a medio barrio durante la tormenta.It is possible that the porches in the village shelter half the neighborhood during the storm.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya cobijado
Ojalá yo haya cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia.Hopefully I have sheltered my cats from the rain.
hayas cobijado
Puede que tú ya hayas cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Maybe you already have sheltered your brother under the awning.
élhaya cobijado
Tal vez la cabaña del monte haya cobijado a dos familias esa noche.Perhaps the cabin on the hill has sheltered two families that night.
nosotroshayamos cobijado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos cobijado a los niños del viento.Maybe we already have sheltered the children from the wind.
vosotroshayáis cobijado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis cobijado a los viajeros junto al portal.It is likely that you all have sheltered the travelers by the doorway.
elloshayan cobijado
Puede ser que los porches del pueblo ya hayan cobijado a medio barrio durante la tormenta.It may be that the porches in the village already have sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocobijara
Si yo cobijara a mis gatos de la lluvia, se notaría enseguida.If I sheltered my cats from the rain, it would show right away.
cobijaras
Si tú cobijaras a tu hermano bajo el toldo, costaría ocultarlo.If you sheltered your brother under the awning, it would be hard to hide.
élcobijara
Si la cabaña del monte cobijara a dos familias esa noche, daría mucho que hablar.If the cabin on the hill sheltered two families that night, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotroscobijáramos
Si nosotros cobijáramos a los niños del viento, todo iría por otro lado.If we sheltered the children from the wind, everything would go another way.
vosotroscobijarais
Si vosotros cobijarais a los viajeros junto al portal, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all sheltered the travelers by the doorway, the mood would change.
elloscobijaran
Si los porches del pueblo cobijaran a medio barrio durante la tormenta, la escena sería otra.If the porches in the village sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiera cobijado
Si yo hubiera cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia, aún se recordaría.If I had sheltered my cats from the rain, it would still be remembered.
hubieras cobijado
Si tú hubieras cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo, eso habría dejado marca.If you had sheltered your brother under the awning, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera cobijado
Si la cabaña del monte hubiera cobijado a dos familias esa noche, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the cabin on the hill had sheltered two families that night, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos cobijado
Si nosotros hubiéramos cobijado a los niños del viento, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had sheltered the children from the wind, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais cobijado
Si vosotros hubierais cobijado a los viajeros junto al portal, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had sheltered the travelers by the doorway, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran cobijado
Si los porches del pueblo hubieran cobijado a medio barrio durante la tormenta, nada habría quedado igual.If the porches in the village had sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocobijare
Si yo cobijare a mis gatos de la lluvia, se notará enseguida.If I shelter my cats from the rain, it will show right away.
cobijares
Si tú cobijares a tu hermano bajo el toldo, costará ignorarlo.If you shelter your brother under the awning, it will be hard to ignore.
élcobijare
Si la cabaña del monte cobijare a dos familias esa noche, dará mucho que hablar.If the cabin on the hill shelters two families that night, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotroscobijáremos
Si nosotros cobijáremos a los niños del viento, todo irá por otro camino.If we shelter the children from the wind, everything will go another way.
vosotroscobijareis
Si vosotros cobijareis a los viajeros junto al portal, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all shelter the travelers by the doorway, the mood will change fast.
elloscobijaren
Si los porches del pueblo cobijaren a medio barrio durante la tormenta, la escena será distinta.If the porches in the village shelter half the neighborhood during the storm, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere cobijado
Cuando yo hubiere cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia, ya se notará.When I have sheltered my cats from the rain, it will already show.
hubieres cobijado
En cuanto tú hubieres cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have sheltered your brother under the awning, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere cobijado
Cuando la cabaña del monte hubiere cobijado a dos familias esa noche, se verá de inmediato.When the cabin on the hill has sheltered two families that night, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos cobijado
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos cobijado a los niños del viento, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have sheltered the children from the wind, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis cobijado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis cobijado a los viajeros junto al portal, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have sheltered the travelers by the doorway, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren cobijado
En cuanto los porches del pueblo hubieren cobijado a medio barrio durante la tormenta, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the porches in the village have sheltered half the neighborhood during the storm, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
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cobija
cobija a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Shelter your brother under the awning.
élcobije
Que la cabaña del monte cobije a dos familias esa noche.Let the cabin on the hill Shelter two families that night.
nosotroscobijemos
cobijemos a los niños del viento.Shelter the children from the wind.
vosotroscobijad
cobijad a los viajeros junto al portal.Shelter the travelers by the doorway.
elloscobijen
Que los porches del pueblo cobijen a medio barrio durante la tormenta.Let the porches in the village Shelter half the neighborhood during the storm.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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yo-
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no cobijes
No no cobijes a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Do not shelter your brother under the awning.
élno cobije
Que la cabaña del monte no no cobije a dos familias esa noche.Let the cabin on the hill not shelter two families that night.
nosotrosno cobijemos
No no cobijemos a los niños del viento.Let us not shelter the children from the wind.
vosotrosno cobijéis
No no cobijéis a los viajeros junto al portal.Do not shelter the travelers by the doorway.
ellosno cobijen
Que los porches del pueblo no no cobijen a medio barrio durante la tormenta.Let the porches in the village not shelter half the neighborhood during the storm.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ a mis gatos de la lluvia.

I shelter my cats from the rain.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'cobijar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'cobijar' means to shelter. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is cobijar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Cobijar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate cobijar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of cobijar: yo cobijo, tú cobijas, él/ella/usted cobija, nosotros cobijamos, vosotros cobijáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cobijan.
How do you conjugate cobijar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of cobijar: yo cobijé, tú cobijaste, él/ella/usted cobijó, nosotros cobijamos, vosotros cobijasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cobijaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of cobijar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of cobijar: yo cobijaba, tú cobijabas, él/ella/usted cobijaba, nosotros cobijábamos, vosotros cobijabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cobijaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of cobijar?
The past participle of cobijar is 'cobijado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he cobijado' (I have sheltered), 'has cobijado', 'ha cobijado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of cobijar?
The gerundio of cobijar is 'cobijando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy cobijando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.