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SPANISH VERB

pelar

to peel

  • #330 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pelando
  • Past participle: pelado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pelar

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

  1. Present

    Pelo las papas mientras tú cortas la cebolla.

    I peel the potatoes while you cut the onion.

  2. Past

    ¿Pelaste las manzanas para el pastel?

    Did you peel the apples for the pie?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo pelaba las naranjas de una sola tira.

    My grandfather peeled oranges in a single strip.

  4. Future

    Pelaré los camarones antes de que lleguen los invitados.

    I'll peel the shrimp before the guests arrive.

  5. Conditional

    Yo pelaría el pepino, la piel amarga un poco.

    I'd peel the cucumber, the skin is a bit bitter.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que peles dos kilos de zanahorias.

    I need you to peel two kilos of carrots.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El cocinero pidió que peláramos los ajos sin prisa.

    The cook asked us to peel the garlic without rushing.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Pela el mango con cuidado, que resbala!

    Peel the mango carefully, it's slippery!

Good to know

  • "Hace un frío que pela" is bitterly cold.

Verbs like this one

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