Spanish verbs for restaurant

A free Spanish verb conjugator for kitchen and front-of-house teams. The verbs of the kitchen and the floor: cook, chop, fry, serve and clean. Tap a verb to see every tense, or type any other verb.

conjugation

to cook

Gerund
Past participle

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PresentPresente
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros
vosotros
ellos / ellas / ustedes

What happens now or usually.

PreteritePretérito
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros
vosotros
ellos / ellas / ustedes

Finished actions in the past.

ImperfectImperfecto
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros
vosotros
ellos / ellas / ustedes

Habits, background and descriptions in the past.

FutureFuturo
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros
vosotros
ellos / ellas / ustedes

What will happen.

ConditionalCondicional
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros
vosotros
ellos / ellas / ustedes

What would happen.

Present perfectPretérito perfecto
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros
vosotros
ellos / ellas / ustedes

What has happened (haber + participle).

Present subjunctivePresente de subjuntivo
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros
vosotros
ellos / ellas / ustedes

Wishes, doubts and advice.

Imperfect subjunctiveImperfecto de subjuntivo
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros
vosotros
ellos / ellas / ustedes

Wishes and if-clauses in the past: si tuviera, if I had.

CommandsImperativo
DoDon't
tú
usted
ustedes

Instructions and safety rules. Use usted with clients, patients and coworkers you don't know well, and ustedes for a group.

Verb phrases with cocinar

Shortcuts you can use before you know every tense: only the first verb changes, and cocinar stays as it is.

  • Estar + gerundioI'm …ingAn action in progress. Past: estaba + gerundio.
  • Ir a + infinitivoI'm going to …Plans and the near future.
  • Tener que + infinitivoI have to …What you must do, like work tasks.
  • Acabar de + infinitivoI just …Something that just happened.
  • Soler + infinitivoI usually …Habits and routines.

25 key Spanish verbs for restaurant

Each verb with a real example from the job and its polite (usted) command, the way you give instructions and safety rules. Tap a verb to see all its tenses, or tap a command or example to hear it.

VerbExample at work
cocinarto cookCommand: · No cocineCook the chicken to 165 degrees.
cortarto cutCommand: · No corteDice the onions.
picarto chopCommand: · No piqueChop the cilantro fine.
pelarto peelCommand: · No pelePeel twenty potatoes, please.
freírto fryCommand: · No fríaFry the potatoes for three minutes.
hervirto boilCommand: · No hiervaBoil the water for the pasta.
hornearto bakeCommand: · No horneeBake the bread at 350 degrees.
asarto grill, to roastCommand: · No aseGrill the meat medium.
calentarto heatCommand: · No calienteHeat up the sauce, please.
enfriarto coolCommand: · No enfríeCool the soup before storing it.
descongelarto thawCommand: · No descongeleThaw the fish in the fridge.
mezclarto mixCommand: · No mezcleMix the dough for two minutes.
probarto tasteCommand: · No pruebeTaste the soup before serving it.
servirto serveCommand: · No sirvaServe table four first.
pedirto orderCommand: · No pidaWhat did table six order?
traerto bringCommand: · No traigaBring more plates, please.
llevarto takeCommand: · No lleveTake these plates to table two.
limpiarto cleanCommand: · No limpieClean your station before leaving.
lavarto washCommand: · No laveWash your hands.
barrerto sweepCommand: · No barraSweep the kitchen at closing.
trapearto mopCommand: · No trapeeMop the floor, please.
guardarto put away, to storeCommand: · No guardePut the meat in the freezer.
tirarto throw awayCommand: · No tireThrow away anything expired.
etiquetarto labelCommand: · No etiqueteLabel everything with the date.
atenderto wait on, to serveCommand: · No atiendaWho's taking care of table eight?

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