Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I fight
- tú you fight
- usted, él, ella he/she fights
- nosotros we fight
- vosotros Spain you all fight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fight
SPANISH VERB
pelearse
to fight, to argue
- #287 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: peleándose
- Past participle: peleado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I fought
- tú you fought
- usted, él, ella he/she fought
- nosotros we fought
- vosotros Spain you all fought
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fought
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to fight
- tú you used to fight
- usted, él, ella he/she used to fight
- nosotros we used to fight
- vosotros Spain you all used to fight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fight
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will fight
- tú you will fight
- usted, él, ella he/she will fight
- nosotros we will fight
- vosotros Spain you all will fight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fight
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would fight
- tú you would fight
- usted, él, ella he/she would fight
- nosotros we would fight
- vosotros Spain you all would fight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fight
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I fight
- tú (that) you fight
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she fight
- nosotros (that) we fight
- vosotros Spain (that) you all fight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fight
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I fought
- tú (if) you fought
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she fought
- nosotros (if) we fought
- vosotros Spain (if) you all fought
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they fought
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú fight!
- usted fight! (formal)
- nosotros fight! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain fight! (all of you)
- ustedes fight! (all of you)
How to use pelearse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mis hijos se pelean por el control de la tele.
My kids fight over the TV remote.
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Past
Me peleé con mi novio por una tontería.
I had a fight with my boyfriend over something silly.
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Imperfect
De chicos nos peleábamos por el asiento de adelante.
As kids we used to fight over the front seat.
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Future
Si tocas sus cosas, se peleará contigo.
If you touch his things, he'll fight with you.
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Conditional
Yo no me pelearía por algo tan pequeño.
I wouldn't fight over something so small.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que se peleen en la boda de su hermana.
I don't want you fighting at your sister's wedding.
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Past subjunctive
Si nos peleáramos menos, viviríamos más tranquilos.
If we fought less, we'd live more peacefully.
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Imperative
¡Peléate con la almohada, no con tu hermano!
Fight the pillow, not your brother!
Good to know
- "Pelearse con" is to fight with someone; "pelearse por" is to fight over something.
Where you hear pelearse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Tomás y yo casi nunca nos peleamos. Tomas and I hardly ever fight.
- Camila y yo nos peleamos el lunes. Camila and I had a fight on Monday.
- No nos vamos a pelear otra vez. We're not going to fight again.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- No me peleo con mis vecinos. I don't fight with my neighbours.
- No me peleé con nadie. I didn't fight with anyone.
- No nos vamos a pelear por una silla. We're not going to fight over a chair.
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Friends?
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Beginner Level 3 · nos peleamos
The Whole Trip
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Beginner Level 3 · ¿Se pelearon?
The Housewarming
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Intermediate Level 1 · que nunca nos peleemos
It Left Me Cold
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Advanced Level 3 · que se pelea por una herencia
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.