pescar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
pescar — to fish
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the 'ellos' preterite: pescara, pescaras, pescara...
pescar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for unlikely 'if' scenarios or past requests (e.g., 'If I fished more, I would be happy').
Notes on pescar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Based on the preterite 'pescaron', this tense is regular. It uses the -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo pescara un tiburón, tendría miedo.
If I caught a shark, I would be afraid.
yo
Me gustaría que nosotros pescáramos juntos.
I would like us to fish together.
nosotros
Era necesario que ellos pescaran para comer.
It was necessary for them to fish in order to eat.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: pescáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form in the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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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...
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.