pescar Negative Imperative Conjugation
pescar — to fish
Negative commands use 'no' plus the subjunctive: no pesques, no pesque, no pesquemos.
pescar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to fish, perhaps because it is a protected area or dangerous.
Notes on pescar in the Negative Imperative
All forms require the 'qu' spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No pesques aquí, está prohibido.
Don't fish here; it's prohibited.
tú
No pesquen en este lado del muelle.
Don't fish on this side of the pier.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No pesquemos todavía, esperemos al guía.
Let's not fish yet; let's wait for the guide.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no pesca' to a friend.
Correct: no pesques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pesca
Give orders to fish: pesca (tú), pesque (usted), pesquemos (nosotros).