El verbo del día

COCINAR: To cook

Present Indicative	Imperfect Indicative	Preterit	Future
cocino	cocinaba	cociné	cocinaré
cocinas	cocinabas	cocinaste	cocinarás
cocina	cocinaba	cocinó	cocinará
cocinamos	cocinábamos	cocinamos	cocinaremos
cocináis	cocinabais	cocinasteis	cocinaréis
cocinan	cocinaban	cocinaron	cocinarán

El verbo del día

CHISTAR: To mumble, to mutter

Present Indicative	Imperfect Indicative	Preterit	Future
chisto	chistaba	chisté	chistaré
chistas	chistabas	chistaste	chistarás
chista	chistaba	chistó	chistará
chistamos	chistábamos	chistamos	chistaremos
chistáis	chistabais	chistasteis	chistaréis
chistan	chistaban	chistaron	chistarán

El gato de Sevrés

El gato de Sevrés by Marco Almazán (México) describes an antique collectors attempt to doop a shopkeeper into selling him a valuable piece of French porcelain for next to nothing. By feigning interest in a dirty, old cat that is eating from the plate, the collector hopes to buy the cat and get the plate for free by acting as though he is unaware of its worth. In the end, we learn that the shopkeeper is actually very perceptive and has made a lot of money by selling cats to overzealous collectors who think that they can trick him into giving him the valued antique plate. A comical twist of an ending makes this story fun and surprising for the reader.

El verbo del día

CHARLAR: To chat, to prattle

Present Indicative	Imperfect Indicative	Preterit	Future
charlo	charlaba	charlé	charlaré
charlas	charlabas	charlaste	charlarás
charla	charlaba	charló	charlará
charlamos	charlábamos	charlamos	charlaremos
charláis	charlabais	charlasteis	charlaréis
charlan	charlaban	charlaron	charlarán

El verbo del día

CERRAR: To close

Present Indicative	Imperfect Indicative	Preterit	Future
cierro	cerraba	cerré	cerraré
cierras	cerrabas	cerraste	cerrarás
cierra	cerraba	cerró	cerrará
cerramos	cerrábamos	cerramos	cerraremos
cerráis	cerrabais	cerrasteis	cerraréis
cierran	cerraban	cerraron	cerrarán