pelar Present Conjugation
pelar — to peel
The present tense of pelar follows the standard -ar pattern: pelo, pelas, pela, pelamos, peláis, pelan.
pelar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about things you are peeling right now or things you peel habitually, like a piece of fruit for a snack every afternoon.
Notes on pelar in the Present
Pelar is completely regular in the present tense. It follows the same pattern as other common verbs like hablar or cocinar.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre pelo las manzanas antes de comerlas.
I always peel apples before eating them.
yo
¿Por qué no pelas la naranja?
Why don't you peel the orange?
tú
Ellos pelan las patatas para la cena.
They are peeling the potatoes for dinner.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'pielo' instead of 'pelo'.
Correct: pelo
Why: Learners sometimes mistakenly apply a stem-change (e > ie) where none exists.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: pelé
The preterite of pelar is regular: pelé, pelaste, peló, pelamos, pelasteis, pelaron.
Imperfect
yo: pelaba
The imperfect of pelar uses the standard -aba endings: pelaba, pelabas, pelaba, pelábamos, pelabais, pelaban.
Future
yo: pelaré
The future of pelar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: pelaré, pelarás, pelará, pelaremos, pelaréis, pelarán.
Conditional
yo: pelaría
The conditional of pelar is regular: pelaría, pelarías, pelaría, pelaríamos, pelaríais, pelarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pele
The present subjunctive of pelar uses -e endings: pele, peles, pele, pelemos, peléis, pelen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pelara
The imperfect subjunctive of pelar is regular: pelara, pelaras, pelara, peláramos, pelarais, pelaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pela
The imperative of pelar gives commands: pela (tú), pelad (vosotros), pele (usted), pelen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no peles
The negative imperative of pelar uses the present subjunctive: no peles, no pele, no pelemos, no peléis, no pelen.