pelear Negative Imperative Conjugation
pelear — to fight
The negative imperative of pelear uses subjunctive forms: no pelees, no pelee, no peleemos, no peleéis, no peleen.
pelear Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this frequently to tell people (especially children) to stop arguing or to tell someone not to get into a physical altercation.
Notes on pelear in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for pelear are identical to their respective present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
¡No pelees con tu hermano!
Don't fight with your brother!
tú
Por favor, no peleen en la casa.
Please, don't fight in the house.
ustedes
No peleemos por algo tan pequeño.
Let's not fight over something so small.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no pelea
Correct: no pelees
Why: For 'tú', the negative command must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: peleaba
Pelear in the imperfect follows the regular -ar pattern: peleaba, peleabas, peleaba, peleábamos, peleabais, peleaban.
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).