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SPANISH VERB

pegar

to hit

  • #347 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pegando
  • Past participle: pegado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pegar

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

  1. Present

    Este sol pega fuerte a mediodía en agosto.

    This sun beats down hard at midday in August.

  2. Past

    Me pegué un golpe en la rodilla con la mesa.

    I banged my knee on the table.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeños nos pegábamos por el mando de la tele.

    As kids we used to fight over the TV remote.

  4. Future

    Pegaré el cartel de la fiesta en la puerta del bar.

    I'll stick the party poster on the bar door.

  5. Conditional

    Yo nunca pegaría a un animal, me parece horrible.

    I'd never hit an animal, I think it's horrible.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que le pegues a tu hermano nunca más.

    I don't want you ever hitting your brother again.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si el sol pegara menos, saldríamos a pasear.

    If the sun weren't so strong, we'd go out for a walk.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Pega el sello bien, que se despega!

    Stick the stamp on properly, it's coming off!

Good to know

  • "Pegar" is also to stick or glue, and "pegarse" is to fight: los niños se pegaron en el recreo.

Where you hear pegar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • No se pega a nadie. We don't hit people.
  • Nadie me pegó. Era una broma. Nobody hit me. It was a joke.
  • Nadie te va a pegar por pedir comida. Nobody is going to hit you for ordering food.
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