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SPANISH VERB

pisar

to step on

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pisando
  • Past participle: pisado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pisar

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

  1. Present

    ¡Ay, me pisas el pie con esos tacones!

    Ouch, you're stepping on my foot with those heels!

  2. Past

    Pisé un chicle y no se me quita del zapato.

    I stepped on gum and it won't come off my shoe.

  3. Imperfect

    El perro siempre pisaba las flores del jardín.

    The dog always stepped on the garden flowers.

  4. Future

    Nunca pisaré ese restaurante otra vez.

    I'll never set foot in that restaurant again.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no pisaría el pasto, acaban de regarlo.

    I wouldn't step on the grass, they just watered it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Camina con cuidado para que no pises el vidrio.

    Walk carefully so you don't step on the glass.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si pisaras esa planta, mi mamá se enojaría.

    If you stepped on that plant, my mom would get angry.

  8. Imperative

    Pisa fuerte el freno, viene una curva.

    Step hard on the brake, there's a curve coming.

Good to know

  • "Pisar" also means to set foot in: "Nunca he pisado Europa."

Where you hear pisar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Aquí nadie pisa las piedras. Nobody steps on the rocks here.
  • No pisé las piedras vivas. I didn't step on the living rocks.
  • No van a pisar las piedras, ¿verdad? You're not going to step on the rocks, are you?

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Perdón, siempre te piso los pies. Sorry, I always step on your feet.
  • Me pisaste tres veces en el vals. You stepped on me three times in the waltz.
  • Cuidado, vas a pisar el velo. Careful, you're going to step on the veil.

Verbs like this one

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