Probar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Probar in Spanish

Probar means “to try,” “to test,” “to taste,” or “to attempt.” You will learn its stressed o → ue pattern, regular past/future forms, and its major object and infinitive constructions.

Probar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Probar has an o → ue stem change in stressed present-family forms: pruebo / probamos and present subjunctive pruebe / probemos.

Probar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber. The participle probado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	probar	to try / test / taste
Gerund	probando	trying / testing / tasting
Past participle	probado	tried / tested / tasted

Probar meaning and essential uses

RAE records probar for testing qualities, checking fit, tasting food or drink, demonstrating something, and attempting an action.

The intransitive pattern probar a + infinitive means trying or attempting something. Pronominal probarse is common for trying on clothing and is distinct from this target.

Probar stem-changing conjugation pattern

Stressed present forms change o → ue: pruebo, pruebas, prueba, prueban; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras retain prob-.

Present subjunctive follows the same stress split: pruebe / probemos / probéis. Preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund probando, and participle probado are otherwise regular.

Probar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Probar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use prueb-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras retain prob-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pruebo	I try / test / taste
Tú — you, singular informal	pruebas	you try / test / taste
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	prueba	he / she tries / tests / tastes; you try / test / taste (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	probamos	we try / test / taste
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probáis	you try / test / taste (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prueban	they try / test / taste; you try / test / taste (plural)

• Pruebo la sopa antes de servirla. — I taste the soup before serving it.

Probar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	probé	I tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	probaste	you tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	probó	he / she tried / tested / tasted; you tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	probamos	we tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probasteis	you tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	probaron	they tried / tested / tasted; you tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• Ayer probé una aplicación nueva. — Yesterday I tried a new app.

Probar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	probaba	I used to try / test / taste / was trying / testing / tasting
Tú — you, singular informal	probabas	you used to try / test / taste / were trying / testing / tasting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	probaba	he / she used to try / test / taste / was trying / testing / tasting; you used to try / test / taste / were trying / testing / tasting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	probábamos	we used to try / test / taste / were trying / testing / tasting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probabais	you used to try / test / taste / were trying / testing / tasting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	probaban	they used to try / test / taste / were trying / testing / tasting; you used to try / test / taste / were trying / testing / tasting (plural)

• Antes probábamos cada pieza por separado. — We used to test each piece separately.

Probar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus probando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy probando	I am trying / testing / tasting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás probando	you are trying / testing / tasting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está probando	he / she is trying / testing / tasting; you are trying / testing / tasting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos probando	we are trying / testing / tasting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis probando	you are trying / testing / tasting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están probando	they are trying / testing / tasting; you are trying / testing / tasting (plural)

• Estoy probando un método diferente. — I am trying a different method.

Probar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + probar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a probar	I am going to try / test / taste
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a probar	you are going to try / test / taste
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a probar	he / she is going to try / test / taste; you are going to try / test / taste (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a probar	we are going to try / test / taste
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a probar	you are going to try / test / taste (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a probar	they are going to try / test / taste; you are going to try / test / taste (plural)

• Voy a probar esta receta. — I am going to try this recipe.

Probar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	probaré	I will try / test / taste
Tú — you, singular informal	probarás	you will try / test / taste
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	probará	he / she will try / test / taste; you will try / test / taste (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	probaremos	we will try / test / taste
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probaréis	you will try / test / taste (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	probarán	they will try / test / taste; you will try / test / taste (plural)

• Probaremos el sistema mañana. — We will test the system tomorrow.

Probar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	probaría	I would try / test / taste
Tú — you, singular informal	probarías	you would try / test / taste
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	probaría	he / she would try / test / taste; you would try / test / taste (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	probaríamos	we would try / test / taste
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probaríais	you would try / test / taste (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	probarían	they would try / test / taste; you would try / test / taste (plural)

• Probaría otra opción primero. — I would try another option first.

Probar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he probado	I have tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	has probado	you have tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha probado	he / she has tried / tested / tasted; you have tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos probado	we have tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis probado	you have tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han probado	they have tried / tested / tasted; you have tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• He probado ese restaurante varias veces. — I have tried that restaurant several times.

Probar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había probado	I had tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	habías probado	you had tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había probado	he / she had tried / tested / tasted; you had tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos probado	we had tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais probado	you had tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían probado	they had tried / tested / tasted; you had tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• Ya habíamos probado el dispositivo. — We had already tested the device.

Probar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré probado	I will have tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás probado	you will have tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá probado	he / she will have tried / tested / tasted; you will have tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos probado	we will have tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis probado	you will have tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán probado	they will have tried / tested / tasted; you will have tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• Para entonces habrán probado todas las alternativas. — By then they will have tried all the alternatives.

Probar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría probado	I would have tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías probado	you would have tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría probado	he / she would have tried / tested / tasted; you would have tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos probado	we would have tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais probado	you would have tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían probado	they would have tried / tested / tasted; you would have tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• Habría probado otra solución antes. — I would have tried another solution first.

Probar subjunctive conjugations

Probar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Present subjunctive uses prueb- in stressed forms and prob- in nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pruebe	that I try / test / taste
Tú — you, singular informal	pruebes	that you try / test / taste
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pruebe	that he / she try / test / taste; that you try / test / taste (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	probemos	that we try / test / taste
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probéis	that you try / test / taste (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prueben	that they try / test / taste; that you try / test / taste (plural)

• Quiero que pruebes la sopa. — I want you to taste the soup.

Probar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	probara	that I tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	probaras	that you tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	probara	that he / she tried / tested / tasted; that you tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	probáramos	that we tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probarais	that you tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	probaran	that they tried / tested / tasted; that you tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• Preferían que probáramos otro método. — They preferred that we try another method.
• Era mejor que probases a reiniciar el sistema. — It was better for you to try restarting the system.

Probar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	probare	if / when I should try / test / taste
Tú — you, singular informal	probares	if / when you should try / test / taste
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	probare	if / when he / she should try / test / taste; if / when you should try / test / taste (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	probáremos	if / when we should try / test / taste
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probareis	if / when you should try / test / taste (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	probaren	if / when they should try / test / taste; if / when you should try / test / taste (plural)

• Quien probare el equipo deberá registrar el resultado. — Whoever should test the equipment must record the result.

Probar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya probado	that I have tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas probado	that you have tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya probado	that he / she has tried / tested / tasted; that you have tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos probado	that we have tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis probado	that you have tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan probado	that they have tried / tested / tasted; that you have tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas probado algo nuevo. — I am glad that you tried something new.

Probar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera probado	that I had tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras probado	that you had tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera probado	that he / she had tried / tested / tasted; that you had tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos probado	that we had tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais probado	that you had tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran probado	that they had tried / tested / tasted; that you had tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• Si hubiera probado esa opción antes, habría ahorrado tiempo. — If I had tried that option earlier, I would have saved time.
• Si hubieses probado la sopa, habrías notado la sal. — If you had tasted the soup, you would have noticed the salt.

Probar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant probado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere probado	if / when I should have tried / tested / tasted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres probado	if / when you should have tried / tested / tasted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere probado	if / when he / she should have tried / tested / tasted; if / when you should have tried / tested / tasted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos probado	if / when we should have tried / tested / tasted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis probado	if / when you should have tried / tested / tasted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren probado	if / when they should have tried / tested / tasted; if / when you should have tried / tested / tasted (plural)

• Si hubieren probado equipos adicionales, deberán documentar los resultados. — If they should have tested additional equipment, they must document the results.

Probar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Probar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	prueba	try
Usted — you, singular formal	pruebe	try (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	probemos	let’s try
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	probad	try (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	prueben	try (plural)

• Prueba esta opción primero. — Try this option first.

Probar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no pruebes	do not try
Usted — you, singular formal	no pruebe	do not try (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no probemos	let’s not try
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no probéis	do not try (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no prueben	do not try (plural)

• No pruebes el dispositivo sin leer las instrucciones. — Do not test the device without reading the instructions.

Common constructions with Probar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• probar algo. — to try / test / taste something.
• probar a + infinitive. — to try / attempt to do something.
• probar que + clause. — to prove that something is true, especially formal/legal usage.
• probarse + clothing. — pronominal: to try on clothing; separate construction.

Example sentences with Probar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Prueba un poco de sopa. — Taste a little soup.
• Voy a probar a llamarlo otra vez. — I am going to try calling him again.
• Han probado el nuevo sistema. — They have tested the new system.
• Espero que pruebes esta solución. — I hope you try this solution.
• Ese abrigo tendrás que probártelo antes de comprarlo. — You will have to try that coat on before buying it.
• Prueba primero y decide después. — Try it first and decide afterward.

Regional and usage notes for Probar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos probás esta receta hoy. — You are trying this recipe today. (voseo)
• Probá esta opción primero. — Try this option first. (affirmative vos command)

Probar is irregular only in stressed present-family forms. Memorize pruebo / pruebe against probamos / probemos, then distinguish testing, tasting, attempting, proving, and pronominal trying-on contexts.