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SPANISH VERB

pescar

to fish, to catch fish

  • #456 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pescando
  • Past participle: pescado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pescar

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

  1. Present

    Mi papá pesca en el lago todos los domingos.

    My dad fishes in the lake every Sunday.

  2. Past

    Pesqué tres huachinangos esta mañana en Veracruz.

    I caught three red snappers this morning in Veracruz.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo pescaba de noche con una lámpara.

    My grandpa used to fish at night with a lamp.

  4. Future

    Si madrugamos, pescaremos algo antes del desayuno.

    If we get up early, we'll catch something before breakfast.

  5. Conditional

    Con esta caña pescarías hasta un tiburón.

    With this rod you'd catch even a shark.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá pesquemos algo grande para la cena.

    Hopefully we catch something big for dinner.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi papá quería que pescara con él de niña.

    My dad wanted me to fish with him as a girl.

  8. Imperative

    Pesca con paciencia, los peces no tienen prisa.

    Fish patiently, the fish are in no hurry.

Good to know

  • "Pescar un resfriado" is to catch a cold.

Where you hear pescar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Pesco por la mañana. I fish in the morning.
  • Ayer pesqué un pez grande. Yesterday I caught a big fish.
  • Mañana voy a pescar con mi hermano. Tomorrow I'm going fishing with my brother.
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The Canyon

Intermediate Level 1 · lo pescan

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