Mixing Formal and Informal Commands

'Pregunte' is the formal way to tell one person to ask (using 'usted'). It uses the special verb form normally reserved for wishes and necessities.

Formal Commands

When you express a wish, doubt, or necessity about yourself ('yo') or a formal person ('usted'), you use 'pregunte.' Example: 'Ojalá yo pregunte bien' (Hopefully I ask well).

Subjunctive Use (Wishes/Needs)

If the main verb expresses doubt, emotion, or a command/wish, the second verb (the action that is asked) often changes to the 'pregunte' form.

Easy Subjunctive Rule

Extremely common as it is a core form of the verb 'preguntar' (to ask).

'Pregunte' is a key Spanish verb form derived from 'preguntar' (to ask). Learn its usage as a formal command ('Usted, ask!') and its role in the subjunctive mood (I ask, he/she asks in contexts of doubt or wish).

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Complete Conjugation Tables

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

future

imperfect

conditional

preterite

imperative

negative

affirmative

subjunctive

present

imperfect

Practice Conjugations