
pescar Present Conjugation
pescar — to fish
The present tense of pescar is completely regular: pesco, pescas, pesca, pescamos, pescáis, pescan.
pescar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current hobbies, general facts about fishing, or what someone is doing right now at the pier.
Notes on pescar in the Present
Pescar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative. No stem changes or spelling shifts occur here.
Example Sentences
Normalmente pesco con mi abuelo los sábados.
I usually fish with my grandfather on Saturdays.
yo
Mucha gente pesca en este puerto.
Many people fish in this port.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros pescamos truchas en primavera.
We fish for trout in the spring.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'pesco' to mean 'I am fishing' in every context.
Correct: Estoy pescando
Why: While the present works for habits, use the present progressive for an action happening exactly at this second.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pesques
Negative commands use 'no' plus the subjunctive: no pesques, no pesque, no pesquemos.