-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate laborar in Spanish

to labor / to work

laborar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2251 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Laboran en condiciones muy difíciles." (They labor under very difficult conditions.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo laboro
laboras
él/ella/Ud. labora
nosotros laboramos
vosotros laboráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. laboran
Example

Laboran en condiciones muy difíciles.

They labor under very difficult conditions.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo laboré
laboraste
él/ella/Ud. laboró
nosotros laboramos
vosotros laborasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. laboraron
Example

Ayer yo laboré.

Yesterday I labor / to work.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo laboraba
laborabas
él/ella/Ud. laboraba
nosotros laborábamos
vosotros laborabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. laboraban
Example

Antes yo laboraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to labor / to work often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo laboraré
laborarás
él/ella/Ud. laborará
nosotros laboraremos
vosotros laboraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. laborarán
Example

Mañana yo laboraré.

Tomorrow I will labor / to work.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo laboraría
laborarías
él/ella/Ud. laboraría
nosotros laboraríamos
vosotros laboraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. laborarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo laboraría.

If I could, I would labor / to work.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo labore
labores
él/ella/Ud. labore
nosotros laboremos
vosotros laboréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. laboren
Example

Espero que tú labores.

I hope that you labor / to work.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
labora
él/ella/Ud. labore
nosotros laboremos
vosotros laborad
ellos/ellas/Uds. laboren
Example

¡Labora!

Labor / to work!

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