cocerse — Spanish conjugation

to cook (oneself)

IrregularReflexivecocer → cocerse

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanish
yome cuezo
te cueces
voste cocés
él/ella/Ud.se cuece
nosotrosnos cocemos
vosotrosos cocéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se cuecen

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanish
yome cocí
te cociste
voste cociste
él/ella/Ud.se coció
nosotrosnos cocimos
vosotrosos cocisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se cocieron

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yome cocía
te cocías
voste cocías
él/ella/Ud.se cocía
nosotrosnos cocíamos
vosotrosos cocíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se cocían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanish
yome cocería
te cocerías
voste cocerías
él/ella/Ud.se cocería
nosotrosnos coceríamos
vosotrosos coceríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se cocerían

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanish
yome coceré
te cocerás
voste cocerás
él/ella/Ud.se cocerá
nosotrosnos coceremos
vosotrosos coceréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se cocerán

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanish
yome he cocido
te has cocido
voste has cocido
él/ella/Ud.se ha cocido
nosotrosnos hemos cocido
vosotrosos habéis cocido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se han cocido

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanish
yome había cocido
te habías cocido
voste habías cocido
él/ella/Ud.se había cocido
nosotrosnos habíamos cocido
vosotrosos habíais cocido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habían cocido

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yome habría cocido
te habrías cocido
voste habrías cocido
él/ella/Ud.se habría cocido
nosotrosnos habríamos cocido
vosotrosos habríais cocido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrían cocido

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanish
yome habré cocido
te habrás cocido
voste habrás cocido
él/ella/Ud.se habrá cocido
nosotrosnos habremos cocido
vosotrosos habréis cocido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrán cocido

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yome cueza
te cuezas
voste cuezas
él/ella/Ud.se cueza
nosotrosnos cozamos
vosotrosos cozáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se cuezan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome cociera
te cocieras
voste cocieras
él/ella/Ud.se cociera
nosotrosnos cociéramos
vosotrosos cocierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se cocieran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome cociese
te cocieses
voste cocieses
él/ella/Ud.se cociese
nosotrosnos cociésemos
vosotrosos cocieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se cociesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yome haya cocido
te hayas cocido
voste hayas cocido
él/ella/Ud.se haya cocido
nosotrosnos hayamos cocido
vosotrosos hayáis cocido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hayan cocido

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yome hubiera cocido
te hubieras cocido
voste hubieras cocido
él/ella/Ud.se hubiera cocido
nosotrosnos hubiéramos cocido
vosotrosos hubierais cocido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hubieran cocido

Other forms

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yome estoy cociendo
te estás cociendo
voste estás cociendo
él/ella/Ud.se está cociendo
nosotrosnos estamos cociendo
vosotrosos estáis cociendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se están cociendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yome estuve cociendo
te estuviste cociendo
voste estuviste cociendo
él/ella/Ud.se estuvo cociendo
nosotrosnos estuvimos cociendo
vosotrosos estuvisteis cociendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estuvieron cociendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yome estaba cociendo
te estabas cociendo
voste estabas cociendo
él/ella/Ud.se estaba cociendo
nosotrosnos estábamos cociendo
vosotrosos estabais cociendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estaban cociendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yome estaría cociendo
te estarías cociendo
voste estarías cociendo
él/ella/Ud.se estaría cociendo
nosotrosnos estaríamos cociendo
vosotrosos estaríais cociendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarían cociendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yome estaré cociendo
te estarás cociendo
voste estarás cociendo
él/ella/Ud.se estará cociendo
nosotrosnos estaremos cociendo
vosotrosos estaréis cociendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarán cociendo