to cut
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Corto el pelo a mis hijos en casa.
I cut my kids' hair at home.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi papá cortó la yerba.
My dad cut the grass.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los campesinos cortaban caña en la zafra.
The farmers used to cut cane during the harvest.
Futuro · What will happen
Cortaremos el pastel después de cantar.
We'll cut the cake after singing.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo cortaría las cebollas más finas.
I'd cut the onions finer.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Han cortado la luz en todo el barrio.
They've cut the power in the whole neighborhood.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había cortado el pan.
She had already cut the bread.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las cinco habremos cortado toda la leña.
By five we will have cut all the firewood.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría cortado el árbol.
I would have cut down the tree.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que cortes el mango en pedazos.
I want you to cut the mango into pieces.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que cortara la cebolla.
I asked him to cut the onion.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temíamos que cortasen el agua.
We were afraid they would cut off the water.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayas cortado la yerba.
I hope you've cut the grass.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera cortado esa rama, no se habría caído sobre el carro.
If I had cut that branch, it wouldn't have fallen on the car.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Corta el plátano en rodajas.
Cut the plantain into slices.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No cortes el árbol.
Don't cut down the tree.