colocarverb
Colocar means to place or to put in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as coloca, colocan and colocamos.
- to place
- to put
Voy a colocar la mesa aquí.
I am going to place the table here.
Han colocado las luces navideñas.
They've put up the Christmas lights.
Tú colocas las sillas en círculo.
You arrange the chairs in a circle.
Coloca la caja junto a la puerta.
Place the box next to the door.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| coloca | he, she, it | Present |
| colocan | they | Present |
| colocamos | we | Present or preterite |
| colocando | Gerund | |
| colocó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| colocado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| colocaron | they | Preterite |
| coloque | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| colocará | he, she, it | Future |
| colocados | masculine plural | Past participle |
| colocaremos | we | Future |