pescar Imperfect Conjugation
pescar — to fish
The imperfect of pescar uses the standard -aba endings: pescaba, pescabas, pescaba...
pescar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe fishing habits in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was fishing when it started to rain').
Notes on pescar in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular for -ar verbs like pescar.
Example Sentences
De niño, pescaba todos los veranos en el pueblo.
As a child, I used to fish every summer in the village.
yo
Ustedes pescaban mientras nosotros cocinábamos.
You all were fishing while we were cooking.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mi padre pescaba siempre en el mismo sitio.
My father always used to fish in the same spot.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella' forms.
Correct: Both are 'pescaba'.
Why: In the imperfect, the first and third person singular are identical; use context or a pronoun to clarify.
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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.
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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pesca
Give orders to fish: pesca (tú), pesque (usted), pesquemos (nosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pesques
Negative commands use 'no' plus the subjunctive: no pesques, no pesque, no pesquemos.