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cotejar

to compare
to collate

Regular-ar ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Presente

Habitual actions, general truths, and what's happening now.

yocotejo
cotejas
él/ellacoteja
nosotroscotejamos
vosotroscotejáis
ellos/ellascotejan

Cotejo los informes de ventas cada mes.

I compare the sales reports every month.

Ella coteja los precios antes de comprar.

She compares the prices before buying.

2.

Pretérito Indefinido

Completed actions at a specific point in the past.

yocotejé
cotejaste
él/ellacotejó
nosotroscotejamos
vosotroscotejasteis
ellos/ellascotejaron

Cotejé los documentos ayer.

I compared the documents yesterday.

Ellos cotejaron las listas la semana pasada.

They compared the lists last week.

3.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or repeated actions in the past, descriptions, and background context.

yocotejaba
cotejabas
él/ellacotejaba
nosotroscotejábamos
vosotroscotejabais
ellos/ellascotejaban

Cotejaba los resultados cada vez que terminaba un proyecto.

I used to compare the results every time I finished a project.

Cuando era niño, ella cotejaba mis dibujos con los suyos.

When I was a child, she compared my drawings with hers.

4.

Futuro Simple

Future actions, predictions, and speculation about the present.

yocotejaré
cotejarás
él/ellacotejará
nosotroscotejaremos
vosotroscotejaréis
ellos/ellascotejarán

Cotejaré los datos antes de la reunión.

I will compare the data before the meeting.

Ellos cotejarán las ofertas para elegir la mejor.

They will compare the offers to choose the best one.

5.

Condicional

Hypothetical situations, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.

yocotejaría
cotejarías
él/ellacotejaría
nosotroscotejaríamos
vosotroscotejaríais
ellos/ellascotejarían

Cotejaría los resultados si tuviera tiempo.

I would compare the results if I had time.

Ella cotejaría las opciones antes de decidir.

She would compare the options before deciding.

6.

Subjuntivo Presente

Wishes, doubts, emotions, and subordinate clauses expressing uncertainty.

yocoteje
cotejes
él/ellacoteje
nosotroscotejemos
vosotroscotejéis
ellos/ellascotejen

Es importante que coteje los informes antes de enviarlos.

It is important that I compare the reports before sending them.

Espero que ellos cotejen los datos correctamente.

I hope that they compare the data correctly.

7.

Subjuntivo Imperfecto

Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical si-clauses, and polite suggestions.

yocotejara
cotejaras
él/ellacotejara
nosotroscotejáramos
vosotroscotejarais
ellos/ellascotejaran

Si yo cotejara los resultados, podría tomar una mejor decisión.

If I compared the results, I could make a better decision.

Si ella cotejara las listas, encontraría los errores.

If she compared the lists, she would find the mistakes.

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Common questions
Is "cotejar" regular or irregular in Spanish?
"cotejar" is a regular -ar verb in Spanish. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
How do you conjugate "cotejar" in the present tense?
In the Presente, "cotejar" conjugates as: cotejas, cotejo, cotejan, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "cotejar" in Spanish?
In the Pretérito Indefinido, "cotejar" conjugates as: cotejaste, cotejé, cotejaron, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "cotejar" in Spanish?
"cotejar" (to compare, to collate) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish.