Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pesco | |
| tú | pescas | |
| él / ella / usted | pesca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pescamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pescáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pescan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pesqué | |
| tú | pescaste | |
| él / ella / usted | pescó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pescamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pescasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pescaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pescaba | |
| tú | pescabas | |
| él / ella / usted | pescaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pescábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pescabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pescaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pescaré | |
| tú | pescarás | |
| él / ella / usted | pescará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pescaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pescaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pescarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pescaría | |
| tú | pescarías | |
| él / ella / usted | pescaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pescaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pescaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pescarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pesque | |
| tú | pesques | |
| él / ella / usted | pesque | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pesquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pesquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pesquen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to fish
- to angle
- (colloquial) to get
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations