pecar Present Conjugation
pecar — to sin
The present tense of pecar is fully regular: peco, pecas, peca, pecamos, pecáis, pecan.
pecar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use it to talk about current habits or general truths, such as 'pecar de...' (to err on the side of...).
Notes on pecar in the Present
Pecar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
A veces peco de impaciente.
Sometimes I err on the side of being impatient.
yo
Ellos siempre pecan de lo mismo.
They always sin in the same way.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Tú pecas a menudo?
Do you sin often?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'pequo' instead of 'peco'.
Correct: peco
Why: The spelling change to 'qu' only happens before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'o', the 'c' stays 'c'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: pequé
The preterite of pecar is regular except for the 'yo' form (pequé), which uses 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: pecaba
The imperfect of pecar is regular: pecaba, pecabas, pecaba, pecábamos, pecabais, pecaban.
Future
yo: pecaré
The future tense of pecar is regular: pecaré, pecarás, pecará, pecaremos, pecaréis, pecarán.
Conditional
yo: pecaría
The conditional of pecar is regular: pecaría, pecarías, pecaría, pecaríamos, pecaríais, pecarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: peque
The present subjunctive of pecar features a c-to-qu spelling change: peque, peques, peque, pequemos, pequéis, pequen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pecara
The imperfect subjunctive of pecar is regular, built from the third-person plural preterite: pecara, pecaras, pecara, pecáramos, pecarais, pecaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: peca
The imperative of pecar uses 'peca' (tú) and 'peque' (usted), with the spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no peques
The negative imperative of pecar uses the present subjunctive forms: no peques, no peque, no pequemos, no pequéis, no pequen.