pelear Imperfect Conjugation
pelear — to fight
Pelear in the imperfect follows the regular -ar pattern: peleaba, peleabas, peleaba, peleábamos, peleabais, peleaban.
pelear Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a time in your life when you used to fight often, or to set the scene of a conflict that was already happening.
Notes on pelear in the Imperfect
This verb is completely regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: peleábamos.
Example Sentences
De niños, nosotros peleábamos casi todos los días.
As children, we used to fight almost every day.
nosotros
Ella peleaba por sus derechos cuando era joven.
She used to fight for her rights when she was young.
él/ella/usted
Mientras ellos peleaban, yo salí de la habitación.
While they were fighting, I left the room.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: peleabamos
Correct: peleábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect indicative require an accent on the first 'a' of the 'nosotros' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: peleo
The present tense of pelear is regular: peleo, peleas, pelea, peleamos, peleáis, pelean.
Preterite
yo: peleé
The preterite of pelear is regular: peleé, peleaste, peleó, peleamos, peleasteis, pelearon.
Future
yo: pelearé
The future of pelear is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: pelearé, pelearás, peleará, pelearemos, pelearéis, pelearán.
Conditional
yo: pelearía
The conditional of pelear is regular: pelearía, pelearías, pelearía, pelearíamos, pelearíais, pelearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pelee
The present subjunctive of pelear uses the -e endings: pelee, pelees, pelee, peleemos, peleéis, peleen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: peleara
The imperfect subjunctive of pelear is regular: peleara, pelearas, peleara, peleáramos, pelearais, pelearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pelea
The imperative of pelear is: pelea (tú), pelee (usted), peleemos (nosotros), pelead (vosotros), peleen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pelees
The negative imperative of pelear uses subjunctive forms: no pelees, no pelee, no peleemos, no peleéis, no peleen.