pelear Preterite Conjugation
pelear — to fight
The preterite of pelear is regular: peleé, peleaste, peleó, peleamos, peleasteis, pelearon.
pelear Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific argument or physical fight that started and ended at a specific point in the past.
Notes on pelear in the Preterite
Pelear is fully regular in the preterite. Be careful with the 'yo' form 'peleé', which requires two 'e's and an accent.
Example Sentences
Ayer peleé con mi mejor amigo por una tontería.
Yesterday I fought with my best friend over something silly.
yo
¿Por qué peleaste con ella en la fiesta?
Why did you fight with her at the party?
tú
Los boxeadores pelearon durante doce asaltos.
The boxers fought for twelve rounds.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'pele' instead of 'peleé'.
Correct: peleé
Why: Learners often miss the second 'e' which comes from the stem 'pele-' plus the ending '-é'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: peleo
The present tense of pelear is regular: peleo, peleas, pelea, peleamos, peleáis, pelean.
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pelees
The negative imperative of pelear uses subjunctive forms: no pelees, no pelee, no peleemos, no peleéis, no peleen.