Conjugate preocupar in Spanish

to worry

preocupar is a regular -ar verb ranked #616 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Me preocupa mucho la salud de mi madre." (My mother's health worries me a lot.). 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 preocupo
preocupas
él/ella/Ud. preocupa
nosotros preocupamos
vosotros preocupáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. preocupan
Example

Me preocupa mucho la salud de mi madre.

My mother's health worries me a lot.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo preocupé
preocupaste
él/ella/Ud. preocupó
nosotros preocupamos
vosotros preocupasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. preocuparon
Example

Ayer yo preocupé.

Yesterday I worry.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo preocupaba
preocupabas
él/ella/Ud. preocupaba
nosotros preocupábamos
vosotros preocupabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. preocupaban
Example

Antes yo preocupaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to worry often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo preocuparé
preocuparás
él/ella/Ud. preocupará
nosotros preocuparemos
vosotros preocuparéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. preocuparán
Example

Mañana yo preocuparé.

Tomorrow I will worry.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo preocuparía
preocuparías
él/ella/Ud. preocuparía
nosotros preocuparíamos
vosotros preocuparíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. preocuparían
Example

Si pudiera, yo preocuparía.

If I could, I would worry.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo preocupe
preocupes
él/ella/Ud. preocupe
nosotros preocupemos
vosotros preocupéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. preocupen
Example

No te preocupes, todo va a salir bien.

Don't worry, everything is going to be fine.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
preocupa
él/ella/Ud. preocupe
nosotros preocupemos
vosotros preocupad
ellos/ellas/Uds. preocupen
Example

Me preocupa mucho la salud de mi madre.

My mother's health worries me a lot.

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