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SPANISH VERB

pegar ojo

to sleep a wink

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pegando ojo
  • Past participle: pegado ojo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

How to use pegar ojo

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

  1. Present

    Con este calor no pego ojo hasta las cuatro.

    In this heat I don't sleep a wink until four.

  2. Past

    Anoche no pegué ojo pensando en el examen.

    Last night I didn't sleep a wink thinking about the exam.

  3. Imperfect

    Cuando nació Pablo, no pegábamos ojo ninguno.

    When Pablo was born, none of us slept a wink.

  4. Future

    Con la feria debajo de casa, no pegaremos ojo.

    With the fair right under the flat, we won't sleep a wink.

  5. Conditional

    Yo con ese ruido no pegaría ojo en toda la noche.

    With that noise I wouldn't sleep a wink all night.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cierra la ventana, aunque no peguemos ojo igualmente.

    Shut the window, even if we don't sleep a wink anyway.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No me extrañó que no pegaras ojo antes del parto.

    It didn't surprise me that you didn't sleep a wink before the birth.

Good to know

  • "Pegar ojo" is almost always negative: no he pegado ojo en toda la noche, I didn't sleep a wink all night.

Where you hear pegar ojo

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Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • En el turno de noche, aquí no pega ojo nadie. On the night shift, nobody here sleeps a wink.
  • En julio, con el calor, no pegué ojo en todo el mes. In July, with the heat, I didn't sleep a wink all month.
  • Cuando nazca el bebé, no vamos a pegar ojo. When the baby's born, we're not going to sleep a wink.
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Fluency Level 3 · No ha pegado ojo en toda la noche.

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