to sew
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Coso mi propia ropa.
I sew my own clothes.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi abuela cosió este vestido.
My grandmother sewed this dress.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi madre cosía por las noches.
My mother used to sew at night.
Futuro · What will happen
Te coseré el botón.
I'll sew the button on for you.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo cosería eso a mano.
I'd sew that by hand.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has cosido alguna vez?
Have you ever sewn?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había cosido el vestido.
She had already sewn the dress.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo te lo habría cosido.
I would have sewn it for you.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que me cosas este botón.
I want you to sew this button on for me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que cosiera la camisa.
I asked her to sew the shirt.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Rarely used with this verb.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que haya cosido el pantalón.
I hope she has sewn the pants.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera cosido el bolsillo, no habría perdido las llaves.
If I had sewn the pocket, I wouldn't have lost the keys.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Cose este botón, por favor.
Sew this button on, please.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.