Conjugate trocar in Spanish
to exchange, to barter, to swap
trocar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #2448 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Trocaron bienes en el mercado." (They exchanged goods at the market.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
trocar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to exchange, to barter, to swap · -ar verb · irregular (stem-change-o-ue-plus-spelling) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | trueco * |
| tú | truecas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | trueca * |
| nosotros | trocamos |
| vosotros | trocáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | truecan * |
Yo trueco todos los días.
I exchange, to barter, to swap every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | troqué * |
| tú | trocaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | trocó |
| nosotros | trocamos |
| vosotros | trocasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trocaron |
Trocaron bienes en el mercado.
They exchanged goods at the market.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | trocaba |
| tú | trocabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | trocaba |
| nosotros | trocábamos |
| vosotros | trocabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trocaban |
Antes yo trocaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to exchange, to barter, to swap often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | trocaré |
| tú | trocarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | trocará |
| nosotros | trocaremos |
| vosotros | trocaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trocarán |
Mañana yo trocaré.
Tomorrow I will exchange, to barter, to swap.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | trocaría |
| tú | trocarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | trocaría |
| nosotros | trocaríamos |
| vosotros | trocaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trocarían |
Si pudiera, yo trocaría.
If I could, I would exchange, to barter, to swap.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | trueque * |
| tú | trueques * |
| él/ella/Ud. | trueque * |
| nosotros | troquemos * |
| vosotros | troquéis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | truequen * |
Espero que tú trueques.
I hope that you exchange, to barter, to swap.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | trueca * |
| él/ella/Ud. | trueque * |
| nosotros | troquemos * |
| vosotros | trocad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | truequen * |
¡Trueca!
Exchange, to barter, to swap!
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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Trocaron bienes en el mercado.
They exchanged goods at the market.
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El viaje trocó su visión del mundo.
The journey transformed his view of the world.
Common phrases with trocar
- trocar bienes to barter goods
- trocar ideas to exchange ideas