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SPANISH VERB

luchar

to fight

  • #401 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: luchando
  • Past participle: luchado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I fight
  2. tú you fight
  3. usted, él, ella he/she fights
  4. nosotros we fight
  5. vosotros Spain you all fight
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they fight

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I fought
  2. tú you fought
  3. usted, él, ella he/she fought
  4. nosotros we fought
  5. vosotros Spain you all fought
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they fought

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to fight
  2. tú you used to fight
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to fight
  4. nosotros we used to fight
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to fight
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fight

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will fight
  2. tú you will fight
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will fight
  4. nosotros we will fight
  5. vosotros Spain you all will fight
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fight

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would fight
  2. tú you would fight
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would fight
  4. nosotros we would fight
  5. vosotros Spain you all would fight
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fight

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I fight
  2. tú (that) you fight
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she fight
  4. nosotros (that) we fight
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all fight
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fight

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I fought
  2. tú (if) you fought
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she fought
  4. nosotros (if) we fought
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all fought
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they fought

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú fight!
  2. usted fight! (formal)
  3. nosotros fight! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain fight! (all of you)
  5. ustedes fight! (all of you)

How to use luchar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi hermana lucha por un puesto fijo en el hospital.

    My sister is fighting for a permanent post at the hospital.

  2. Past

    Mi abuelo luchó en la guerra con diecinueve años.

    My grandfather fought in the war at nineteen.

  3. Imperfect

    Los vecinos luchaban contra el cierre del colegio.

    The neighbours were fighting against the school closing.

  4. Future

    Lucharemos hasta que nos devuelvan el dinero.

    We'll fight until they give us our money back.

  5. Conditional

    Yo lucharía por ese trabajo con todas mis fuerzas.

    I'd fight for that job with everything I've got.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que luches por lo que quieres, hijo.

    I want you to fight for what you want, son.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El médico le pidió que luchara un poco más.

    The doctor asked him to fight a little longer.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Lucha por tu sueño, no te rindas ahora!

    Fight for your dream, don't give up now!

Good to know

  • "Luchar por" is to fight for something, "luchar contra" against it. A fist fight is "pelearse".

Where you hear luchar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Las matronas luchamos por las madres. We midwives fight for mothers.
  • Sor Isabel luchó por otras mujeres. Sister Isabel fought for other women.
  • Mi hija va a luchar como ella. My daughter is going to fight like her.
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In Honour of a Nun

Advanced Level 2 · luchó

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.