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pescarConjugation

pescar means to fish.

regular (with spelling change in certain tenses)-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Indicative

Present

yopesco
pescas
él/ella/ustedpesca
nosotrospescamos
vosotrospescáis
ellos/ellas/ustedespescan

The present tense of pescar is completely regular: pesco, pescas, pesca, pescamos, pescáis, pescan.

Future

yopescaré
pescarás
él/ella/ustedpescará
nosotrospescaremos
vosotrospescaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedespescarán

The future tense is regular and formed by adding endings to the infinitive: pescaré, pescarás, pescará...

Imperfect

yopescaba
pescabas
él/ella/ustedpescaba
nosotrospescábamos
vosotrospescabais
ellos/ellas/ustedespescaban

The imperfect of pescar uses the standard -aba endings: pescaba, pescabas, pescaba...

Conditional

yopescaría
pescarías
él/ella/ustedpescaría
nosotrospescaríamos
vosotrospescaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedespescarían

The conditional adds -ía endings to the infinitive: pescaría, pescarías, pescaría...

Preterite

yopesqué
pescaste
él/ella/ustedpescó
nosotrospescamos
vosotrospescasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedespescaron

The preterite of pescar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (pesqué) to keep the 'k' sound.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no pesques
ustedno pesque
nosotrosno pesquemos
vosotrosno pesquéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesno pesquen

Negative commands use 'no' plus the subjunctive: no pesques, no pesque, no pesquemos.

Imperative

pesca
ustedpesque
nosotrospesquemos
vosotrospescad
ustedespesquen

Give orders to fish: pesca (tú), pesque (usted), pesquemos (nosotros).

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yopesque
pesques
él/ella/ustedpesque
nosotrospesquemos
vosotrospesquéis
ellos/ellas/ustedespesquen

The present subjunctive uses the 'qu' spelling change in all forms: pesque, pesques, pesque...

Imperfect Subjunctive

yopescara/pescase
pescaras/pescases
él/ella/ustedpescara/pescase
nosotrospescáramos/pescásemos
vosotrospescarais/pescaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedespescaran/pescasen

The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the 'ellos' preterite: pescara, pescaras, pescara...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does pescar mean in Spanish?

pescar means "to fish".

Is pescar a regular or irregular verb?

pescar is a regular (with spelling change in certain tenses) -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate pescar in the present tense?

The present tense of pescar is: yo pesco, tú pescas, él/ella/usted pesca, nosotros pescamos, vosotros pescáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pescan.

How do you conjugate pescar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of pescar is: yo pesqué, tú pescaste, él/ella/usted pescó, nosotros pescamos, vosotros pescasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pescaron.

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