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SPANISH VERB

pellizcar

to pinch

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pellizcando
  • Past participle: pellizcado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pellizcar

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

  1. Present

    Mi abuela me pellizca la mejilla cada vez que me ve.

    My grandmother pinches my cheek every time she sees me.

  2. Past

    Me pellizqué para ver si estaba soñando.

    I pinched myself to see if I was dreaming.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeños nos pellizcábamos debajo de la mesa.

    As kids we used to pinch each other under the table.

  4. Future

    Si te duermes en la charla, te pellizcaré.

    If you fall asleep in the talk, I'll pinch you.

  5. Conditional

    Yo pellizcaría un poco de pan, que huele de maravilla.

    I'd pinch a bit of that bread, it smells wonderful.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dile a tu hermano que no me pellizque más.

    Tell your brother to stop pinching me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí a Nerea que me pellizcara, no me lo creía.

    I asked Nerea to pinch me, I couldn't believe it.

  8. Imperative

    Pellízcame, que esto tiene que ser un sueño.

    Pinch me, this has to be a dream.

Good to know

  • "Un pellizco" is a pinch, also of salt; "pellizcar" is also to nibble at food: pellizcar el pan.

Where you hear pellizcar

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Cuando alguien no se cree una buena noticia, yo le pellizco. When someone can't believe some good news, I pinch them.
  • Encarna me pellizcó, y era verdad. Encarna pinched me, and it was true.
  • Si no te lo crees, te voy a pellizcar yo. If you don't believe it, I'm going to pinch you myself.
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Fluency Level 3 · Que alguien me pellizque.

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