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How to conjugate Perseguir in Spanish

To pursue, to chase Irregular Verb

Introduction

Perseguir is the Spanish verb for "to pursue, to chase". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveperseguirto pursue, to chase
Past participleperseguidopursued
Gerundpersiguiendopursuing

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Indicative Tenses of Perseguir

Perseguir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of perseguir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "persigo", meaning "I pursue".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yopersigo I pursue
persigues you pursue
Ella / Él / Ustedpersigue s/he pursues, you (formal) pursue
Nosotras / Nosotrosperseguimoswe pursue
Vosotras / Vosotrosperseguísyou (plural) pursue
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespersiguen they pursue,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of perseguir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "perseguí", meaning "I pursued".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoperseguíI pursued
perseguisteyou pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedpersiguió s/he pursued, you (formal) pursued
Nosotras / Nosotrosperseguimoswe pursued
Vosotras / Vosotrosperseguisteisyou (plural) pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespersiguieron they pursued,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of perseguir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "perseguía", meaning "I used to pursue".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoperseguíaI used to pursue
perseguíasyou used to pursue
Ella / Él / Ustedperseguías/he used to pursue, you (formal) used to pursue
Nosotras / Nosotrosperseguíamoswe used to pursue
Vosotras / Vosotrosperseguíaisyou (plural) used to pursue
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesperseguíanthey used to pursue,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of perseguir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy persiguiendo", meaning "I am pursuing".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy persiguiendo I am pursuing
estás persiguiendo you are pursuing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá persiguiendo s/he is pursuing, you (formal) are pursuing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos persiguiendo we are pursuing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis persiguiendo you (plural) are pursuing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán persiguiendo they are pursuing,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of perseguir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a perseguir", meaning "I am going to pursue".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a perseguirI am going to pursue
vas a perseguiryou are going to pursue
Ella / Él / Ustedva a perseguirs/he is going to pursue, you (formal) are going to pursue
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a perseguirwe are going to pursue
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a perseguiryou (plural) are going to pursue
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a perseguirthey are going to pursue,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of perseguir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "perseguiré", meaning "I will pursue".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoperseguiréI will pursue
perseguirásyou will pursue
Ella / Él / Ustedperseguirás/he will pursue, you (formal) will pursue
Nosotras / Nosotrosperseguiremoswe will pursue
Vosotras / Vosotrosperseguiréisyou (plural) will pursue
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesperseguiránthey will pursue,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of perseguir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "perseguiría", meaning "I would pursue".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoperseguiríaI would pursue
perseguiríasyou would pursue
Ella / Él / Ustedperseguirías/he would pursue, you (formal) would pursue
Nosotras / Nosotrosperseguiríamoswe would pursue
Vosotras / Vosotrosperseguiríaisyou (plural) would pursue
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesperseguiríanthey would pursue,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of perseguir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he perseguido", meaning "I have pursued".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe perseguidoI have pursued
has perseguidoyou have pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedha perseguidos/he has pursued, you (formal) have pursued
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos perseguidowe have pursued
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis perseguidoyou (plural) have pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan perseguidothey have pursued,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of perseguir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había perseguido", meaning "I had pursued".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía perseguidoI had pursued
habías perseguidoyou had pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía perseguidos/he had pursued, you (formal) had pursued
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos perseguidowe had pursued
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais perseguidoyou (plural) had pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían perseguidothey had pursued,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of perseguir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré perseguido", meaning "I will have pursued".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré perseguidoI will have pursued
habrás perseguidoyou will have pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá perseguidos/he will have pursued, you (formal) will have pursued
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos perseguidowe will have pursued
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis perseguidoyou (plural) will have pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán perseguidothey will have pursued,

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Perseguir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of perseguir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría perseguido", meaning "I would have pursued".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría perseguidoI would have pursued
habrías perseguidoyou would have pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría perseguidos/he would have pursued, you (formal) would have pursued
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos perseguidowe would have pursued
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais perseguidoyou (plural) would have pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían perseguidothey would have pursued,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Perseguir

Perseguir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "persiga", meaning "I pursue".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yopersiga I pursue
persigas you pursue
Ella / Él / Ustedpersiga s/he pursues, you (formal) pursue
Nosotras / Nosotrospersigamos we pursue
Vosotras / Vosotrospersigáis you (plural) pursue
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespersigan they pursue,

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Perseguir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "persiguiera", meaning "I pursued".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yopersiguiera I pursued
persiguieras you pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedpersiguiera s/he pursued, you (formal) pursued
Nosotras / Nosotrospersiguiéramos we pursued
Vosotras / Vosotrospersiguierais you (plural) pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespersiguieran they pursued,

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Perseguir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "persiguiere", meaning "I will pursue".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yopersiguiere I will pursue
persiguieres you will pursue
Ella / Él / Ustedpersiguiere s/he will pursue, you (formal) will pursue
Nosotras / Nosotrospersiguiéremos we will pursue
Vosotras / Vosotrospersiguiereis you (plural) will pursue
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespersiguieren they will pursue,

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Perseguir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya perseguido", meaning "I have pursued".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya perseguidoI have pursued
hayas perseguidoyou have pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya perseguidos/he has pursued, you (formal) have pursued
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos perseguidowe have pursued
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis perseguidoyou (plural) have pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan perseguidothey have pursued,

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Perseguir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera perseguido", meaning "I had pursued".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera perseguidoI had pursued
hubieras perseguidoyou had pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera perseguidos/he had pursued, you (formal) had pursued
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos perseguidowe had pursued
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais perseguidoyou (plural) had pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran perseguidothey had pursued,

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Perseguir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere perseguido", meaning "I will have pursued".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere perseguidoI will have pursued
hubieres perseguidoyou will have pursued
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere perseguidos/he will have pursued, you (formal) will have pursued
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos perseguidowe will have pursued
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis perseguidoyou (plural) will have pursued
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren perseguidothey will have pursued,

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Imperative Tenses of Perseguir

Perseguir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "persiga", meaning "(to you formal) pursue!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
persigue (to you) pursue!
Ella / Él / Ustedpersiga (to you formal) pursue!
Nosotras / Nosotrospersigamos let's pursue!
Vosotras / Vosotrosperseguid(to you plural) pursue!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespersigan (to you plural formal) pursue!

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Perseguir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no persiga", meaning "(to you formal) don't pursue!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no persigas (to you) don't pursue!
Ella / Él / Ustedno persiga (to you formal) don't pursue!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno persigamos let's not pursue!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno persigáis (to you plural) don't pursue!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno persigan (to you plural formal) don't pursue!

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