Conjugate labrar in Spanish

to carve, to plow

labrar is a regular -ar verb ranked #936 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Los campesinos labraban la tierra al amanecer." (The farmers plowed the land at dawn.). 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 labro
labras
él/ella/Ud. labra
nosotros labramos
vosotros labráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. labran
Example

Yo labro todos los días.

I carve, to plow every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo labré
labraste
él/ella/Ud. labró
nosotros labramos
vosotros labrasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. labraron
Example

Ayer yo labré.

Yesterday I carve, to plow.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo labraba
labrabas
él/ella/Ud. labraba
nosotros labrábamos
vosotros labrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. labraban
Example

Los campesinos labraban la tierra al amanecer.

The farmers plowed the land at dawn.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo labraré
labrarás
él/ella/Ud. labrará
nosotros labraremos
vosotros labraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. labrarán
Example

Mañana yo labraré.

Tomorrow I will carve, to plow.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo labraría
labrarías
él/ella/Ud. labraría
nosotros labraríamos
vosotros labraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. labrarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo labraría.

If I could, I would carve, to plow.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo labre
labres
él/ella/Ud. labre
nosotros labremos
vosotros labréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. labren
Example

Espero que tú labres.

I hope that you carve, to plow.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
labra
él/ella/Ud. labre
nosotros labremos
vosotros labrad
ellos/ellas/Uds. labren
Example

¡Labra!

Carve, to plow!

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