Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | cobijar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | cobijando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cobijando. |
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.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | cobijar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | cobijando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cobijando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobijo | Yo cobijo a mis gatos de la lluvia.I shelter my cats from the rain. |
| tú | cobijas | Normalmente, tú cobijas a tu hermano bajo el toldo.You usually shelter your brother under the awning. |
| él | cobija | Hoy, la cabaña del monte cobija a dos familias esa noche.Today, the cabin on the hill shelters two families that night. |
| nosotros | cobijamos | A veces, nosotros cobijamos a los niños del viento.At times, we shelter the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | cobijáis | Ahora, vosotros cobijáis a los viajeros junto al portal.Right now, you all shelter the travelers by the doorway. |
| ellos | cobijan | 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. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he cobijado | Este año, yo he cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia.This year, I have sheltered my cats from the rain. |
| tú | has cobijado | Últimamente, tú has cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Lately, you have sheltered your brother under the awning. |
| él | ha 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. |
| nosotros | hemos cobijado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos cobijado a los niños del viento.So far, we have sheltered the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | habéis 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. |
| ellos | han 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. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobijé | Ayer, yo cobijé a mis gatos de la lluvia.Yesterday, I sheltered my cats from the rain. |
| tú | cobijaste | Hace un rato, tú cobijaste a tu hermano bajo el toldo.A little while ago, you sheltered your brother under the awning. |
| él | cobijó | Esta mañana, la cabaña del monte cobijó a dos familias esa noche.This morning, the cabin on the hill sheltered two families that night. |
| nosotros | cobijamos | Anoche, nosotros cobijamos a los niños del viento.Last night, we sheltered the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | cobijasteis | El sábado, vosotros cobijasteis a los viajeros junto al portal.On Saturday, you all sheltered the travelers by the doorway. |
| ellos | cobijaron | 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. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobijaba | Antes, yo cobijaba a mis gatos de la lluvia.Before, I used to shelter my cats from the rain. |
| tú | cobijabas | Por entonces, tú cobijabas a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Back then, you used to shelter your brother under the awning. |
| él | cobijaba | 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. |
| nosotros | cobijábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros cobijábamos a los niños del viento.When that was normal, we used to shelter the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | cobijabais | Hace años, vosotros cobijabais a los viajeros junto al portal.Years ago, you all used to shelter the travelers by the doorway. |
| ellos | cobijaban | 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. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | había 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. |
| nosotros | habíamos 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. |
| vosotros | habíais 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. |
| ellos | habían 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. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubo 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. |
| nosotros | hubimos 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. |
| vosotros | hubisteis 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. |
| ellos | hubieron 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. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobijaré | Mañana, yo cobijaré a mis gatos de la lluvia.Tomorrow, I will shelter my cats from the rain. |
| tú | cobijarás | Dentro de poco, tú cobijarás a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Soon, you will shelter your brother under the awning. |
| él | cobijará | 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. |
| nosotros | cobijaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros cobijaremos a los niños del viento.Next week, we will shelter the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | cobijaréis | Pronto, vosotros cobijaréis a los viajeros junto al portal.Before long, you all will shelter the travelers by the doorway. |
| ellos | cobijarán | 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. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habrá 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. |
| nosotros | habremos cobijado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos cobijado a los niños del viento.By tomorrow, we will already have sheltered the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | habréis 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. |
| ellos | habrán 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. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobijaría | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | cobijaría | 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. |
| nosotros | cobijaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros cobijaríamos a los niños del viento.With that outlook, we would shelter the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | cobijaríais | 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. |
| ellos | cobijarían | 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. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habría 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. |
| nosotros | habríamos cobijado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos cobijado a los niños del viento.With that turn, we would have sheltered the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | habríais 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. |
| ellos | habrían 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. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobije | Es mejor que yo cobije a mis gatos de la lluvia.It is better that I shelter my cats from the rain. |
| tú | cobijes | Hace falta que tú cobijes a tu hermano bajo el toldo.It is necessary that you shelter your brother under the awning. |
| él | cobije | 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. |
| nosotros | cobijemos | Importa que nosotros cobijemos a los niños del viento.It matters that we shelter the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | cobijéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros cobijéis a los viajeros junto al portal.It may help if you all shelter the travelers by the doorway. |
| ellos | cobijen | 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. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya cobijado | Ojalá yo haya cobijado a mis gatos de la lluvia.Hopefully I have sheltered my cats from the rain. |
| tú | hayas cobijado | Puede que tú ya hayas cobijado a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Maybe you already have sheltered your brother under the awning. |
| él | haya 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. |
| nosotros | hayamos cobijado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos cobijado a los niños del viento.Maybe we already have sheltered the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | hayáis 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. |
| ellos | hayan 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. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobijara | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | cobijara | 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. |
| nosotros | cobijáramos | 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. |
| vosotros | cobijarais | 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. |
| ellos | cobijaran | 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. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiera 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos 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. |
| vosotros | hubierais 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. |
| ellos | hubieran 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. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cobijare | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | cobijare | 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. |
| nosotros | cobijáremos | 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. |
| vosotros | cobijareis | 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. |
| ellos | cobijaren | 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. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiere 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos 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. |
| vosotros | hubiereis 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. |
| ellos | hubieren 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. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | cobija | cobija a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Shelter your brother under the awning. |
| él | cobije | Que la cabaña del monte cobije a dos familias esa noche.Let the cabin on the hill Shelter two families that night. |
| nosotros | cobijemos | cobijemos a los niños del viento.Shelter the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | cobijad | cobijad a los viajeros junto al portal.Shelter the travelers by the doorway. |
| ellos | cobijen | 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. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no cobijes | No no cobijes a tu hermano bajo el toldo.Do not shelter your brother under the awning. |
| él | no 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. |
| nosotros | no cobijemos | No no cobijemos a los niños del viento.Let us not shelter the children from the wind. |
| vosotros | no cobijéis | No no cobijéis a los viajeros junto al portal.Do not shelter the travelers by the doorway. |
| ellos | no 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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Yo ___ a mis gatos de la lluvia.
I shelter my cats from the rain.
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