Copiar in Spanish: making a copy

A copied address or document can save time when you need the same information elsewhere.

The idea

Copiar means to copy or reproduce something. Its present forms are copio, copias, copia, copiamos, copiáis and copian.

Copio la dirección en mi cuaderno.I copy the address into my notebook.
¿Copiaste el archivo en la memoria USB?Did you copy the file onto the USB drive?
La profesora copió la frase en la pizarra.The teacher copied the sentence onto the board.
Copiamos los documentos antes de enviarlos.We copy the documents before sending them.
No copies la contraseña en un papel visible.Do not copy the password onto a piece of paper left in view.
Mis vecinos copian la receta para prepararla mañana.My neighbours copy the recipe so they can make it tomorrow.

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Do not confuse copio with copió: the accent marks the past form for a singular third person.

Choose the correct form: Yo ___ el número en la agenda. (copio / copian)
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copio
Copio matches the first-person singular subject in this sentence.
Choose the correct form: Ayer Marta ___ el informe. (copió / copio)
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copió
Copió has an accent and places Marta’s action in the past.
Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ la lista antes de salir. (copiamos / copias)
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copiamos
Copiamos matches the first-person plural subject here.

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