pescar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
pescar — to fish
Give orders to fish: pesca (tú), pesque (usted), pesquemos (nosotros).
pescar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to fish now or to invite a group to start fishing.
Notes on pescar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'pesca' (regular). All other forms use the 'qu' spelling change from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Pesca tú, que yo estoy cansado!
You fish, I'm tired!
tú
Pesquemos en esa zona, parece mejor.
Let's fish in that area; it looks better.
nosotros
Pesque con cuidado, el agua está brava.
Fish carefully; the water is rough.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'pesca' for everyone.
Correct: Use 'pesque' for usted and 'pesquen' for ustedes.
Why: The imperative changes endings depending on who you are talking to.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pesco
The present tense of pescar is completely regular: pesco, pescas, pesca, pescamos, pescáis, pescan.
Preterite
yo: pesqué
The preterite of pescar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (pesqué) to keep the 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: pescaba
The imperfect of pescar uses the standard -aba endings: pescaba, pescabas, pescaba...
Future
yo: pescaré
The future tense is regular and formed by adding endings to the infinitive: pescaré, pescarás, pescará...
Conditional
yo: pescaría
The conditional adds -ía endings to the infinitive: pescaría, pescarías, pescaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: pesque
The present subjunctive uses the 'qu' spelling change in all forms: pesque, pesques, pesque...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pescara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the 'ellos' preterite: pescara, pescaras, pescara...
Negative Imperative
yo: no pesques
Negative commands use 'no' plus the subjunctive: no pesques, no pesque, no pesquemos.