Spanish Verb Conjugations

cuidar

IPA(key): /kwiˈdaɾ/, [kwiˈðaɾ]
(transitive, intransitive) to take care of, to care for A usted le sugiero que cuide a sus propios niños, y yo voy a preocuparme de los míos.I suggest that you care for your own children and I'll worry about mine.
(transitive) to look after, to look out for, to keep an eye on, to guard, to protect, to watch over, to watch out for (implies doing so with care) Por favor, cuida de mi hija después de que haya muerto. ― Please, look out for my daughter after I'm gone. El perro fiel siempre cuida la casa. ― The loyal dog always guards the house.
(transitive) to mind, to watch, to pay attention Por favor cuide su lengua, ¿de acuerdo? ― Please watch your tongue, all right? Creo que debes cuidar tus modales, muchacho. ― I think you should mind your manners, boy.
to babysit
to keep, to sit on (e.g. one's house, keeping the place in order)
(transitive) to nurse, to nurture, to tend, to tend to, to attend to (e.g. nurse back to health, to tend a garden or yard, tend to a herd or flock)
(reflexive) to take care, to take care of, to look after, to care for (oneself)
(reflexive) to be careful of/with, to beware, to watch out for, to be wary of (+ de)
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Infinitive: cuidar
Gerund: cuidando
Participle: cuidado
Personal pronouns (pronombres personales)
yo
tú / vos
él / ella / usted
nosotros / nosotras
vosotros / vosotras
ellos / ellas / ustedes
Present (presente)
cuido
cuidas (tú) - cuidás (vos)
cuida
cuidamos
cuidáis
cuidan
Preterite (pretérito perfecto)
cuidé
cuidaste
cuidó
cuidamos
cuidasteis
cuidaron
Imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)
cuidaba
cuidabas
cuidaba
cuidábamos
cuidabais
cuidaban
Future (futuro)
cuidaré
cuidarás
cuidará
cuidaremos
cuidaréis
cuidarán
Conditional (condicional)
cuidaría
cuidarías
cuidaría
cuidaríamos
cuidaríais
cuidarían
Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
cuide
cuides (tú) - cuidés (vos)
cuide
cuidemos
cuidéis
cuiden
Imperfect subjunctive (pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo)
cuidara
cuidaras
cuidara
cuidáramos
cuidarais
cuidaran
Imperative (imperativo)
cuida (tú) - cuidá (vos)
cuidad (vosotros)
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