Conjugate colocar in Spanish
to place / to put
colocar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #137 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo coloco todos los días." (I place every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
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Practice for free ↗ ⚡ Irregular verb — colocar (spelling-change -car) does not follow standard -ar patterns.
Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | coloco |
| tú | colocas |
| él/ella/Ud. | coloca |
| nosotros | colocamos |
| vosotros | colocáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colocan |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | coloqué |
| tú | colocaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocó |
| nosotros | colocamos |
| vosotros | colocasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colocaron |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | colocaba |
| tú | colocabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocaba |
| nosotros | colocábamos |
| vosotros | colocabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colocaban |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | colocaré |
| tú | colocarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocará |
| nosotros | colocaremos |
| vosotros | colocaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colocarán |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | colocaría |
| tú | colocarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocaría |
| nosotros | colocaríamos |
| vosotros | colocaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colocarían |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | coloque |
| tú | coloques |
| él/ella/Ud. | coloque |
| nosotros | coloquemos |
| vosotros | coloquéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | coloquen |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | coloca |
| él/ella/Ud. | coloce |
| nosotros | colocemos |
| vosotros | colocad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colocen |
Example sentences
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Yo coloco todos los días.
I place every day.
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¿Tú colocas mucho?
Do you place a lot?
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Él coloca con frecuencia.
He places often.
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Nosotros colocamos juntos.
We place together.
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Ellos colocan bien.
They place well.
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Ayer coloqué por primera vez.
Yesterday I placed for the first time.
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Quiero que tú coloques más.
I want you to place more.
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Es importante colocar correctamente.
It is important to place / to put correctly.
Common phrases with colocar
- colocar bien to place well
- colocar mucho to place a lot
- dejar de colocar to stop placeing
- volver a colocar to place again