Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Pesar in Spanish
pesar to weigh, to regret Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Pesar (to weigh, to regret) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: peso, pesas, pesa, pesamos, pesáis, pesan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- pesado weighed
- Gerund
- pesando weighing
- Similar
- arrepentirse, lamentar, sentir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Pesar
- Pesar in the Indicative Present
- Pesar in the Indicative Preterite
- Pesar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Pesar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Pesar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Pesar in the Indicative Future
- Pesar in the Indicative Conditional
- Pesar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Pesar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Pesar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Pesar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Pesar
- Imperative tenses of Pesar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Pesar
Pesar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of pesar 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, “peso”, meaning “I weigh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | peso | I weigh |
| Tú | pesas | you weigh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesa | s/he weighs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesamos | we weigh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesáis | you (plural) weigh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesan | they weigh |
How it’s built: Regular: stem pes- plus the -ar endings.
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Pesar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of pesar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “pesé”, meaning “I weighed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesé | I weighed |
| Tú | pesaste | you weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesó | s/he weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesamos | we weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesasteis | you (plural) weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesaron | they weighed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem pes- plus the -ar endings.
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Pesar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of pesar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “pesaba”, meaning “I used to weigh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesaba | I used to weigh |
| Tú | pesabas | you used to weigh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesaba | s/he used to weigh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesábamos | we used to weigh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesabais | you (plural) used to weigh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesaban | they used to weigh |
How it’s built: Regular: stem pes- plus the -ar endings.
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Pesar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of pesar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy pesando”, meaning “I am weighing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy pesando | I am weighing |
| Tú | estás pesando | you are weighing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está pesando | s/he is weighing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos pesando | we are weighing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis pesando | you (plural) are weighing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están pesando | they are weighing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund pesando.
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Pesar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of pesar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a pesar”, meaning “I am going to weigh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a pesar | I am going to weigh |
| Tú | vas a pesar | you are going to weigh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a pesar | s/he is going to weigh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a pesar | we are going to weigh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a pesar | you (plural) are going to weigh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a pesar | they are going to weigh |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive pesar.
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Pesar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of pesar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “pesaré”, meaning “I will weigh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesaré | I will weigh |
| Tú | pesarás | you will weigh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesará | s/he will weigh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesaremos | we will weigh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesaréis | you (plural) will weigh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesarán | they will weigh |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive pesar plus the future endings.
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Pesar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of pesar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “pesaría”, meaning “I would weigh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesaría | I would weigh |
| Tú | pesarías | you would weigh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesaría | s/he would weigh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesaríamos | we would weigh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesaríais | you (plural) would weigh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesarían | they would weigh |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive pesar plus the conditional endings.
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Pesar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of pesar 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 pesado”, meaning “I have weighed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he pesado | I have weighed |
| Tú | has pesado | you have weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha pesado | s/he has weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos pesado | we have weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis pesado | you (plural) have weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han pesado | they have weighed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle pesado.
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Pesar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of pesar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había pesado”, meaning “I had weighed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había pesado | I had weighed |
| Tú | habías pesado | you had weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había pesado | s/he had weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos pesado | we had weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais pesado | you (plural) had weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían pesado | they had weighed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle pesado.
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Pesar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of pesar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré pesado”, meaning “I will have weighed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré pesado | I will have weighed |
| Tú | habrás pesado | you will have weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá pesado | s/he will have weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos pesado | we will have weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis pesado | you (plural) will have weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán pesado | they will have weighed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle pesado.
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Pesar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of pesar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría pesado”, meaning “I would have weighed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría pesado | I would have weighed |
| Tú | habrías pesado | you would have weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría pesado | s/he would have weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos pesado | we would have weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais pesado | you (plural) would have weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían pesado | they would have weighed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle pesado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Pesar
Pesar 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, “pese”, meaning “I weigh”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pese | I weigh |
| Tú | peses | you weigh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pese | s/he weighs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesemos | we weigh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | peséis | you (plural) weigh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesen | they weigh |
How it’s built: Regular: stem pes- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Pesar 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, “pesara”, meaning “I weighed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesara | I weighed |
| Tú | pesaras | you weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesara | s/he weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesáramos | we weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesarais | you (plural) weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesaran | they weighed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, pesaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (pesáramos).
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Pesar 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, “pesare”, meaning “I will weigh”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesare | I will weigh |
| Tú | pesares | you will weigh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesare | s/he will weigh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesáremos | we will weigh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesareis | you (plural) will weigh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesaren | they will weigh |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, pesaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (pesáremos).
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Pesar 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 pesado”, meaning “I have weighed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya pesado | I have weighed |
| Tú | hayas pesado | you have weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya pesado | s/he has weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos pesado | we have weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis pesado | you (plural) have weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan pesado | they have weighed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle pesado.
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Pesar 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 pesado”, meaning “I had weighed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera pesado | I had weighed |
| Tú | hubieras pesado | you had weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera pesado | s/he had weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos pesado | we had weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais pesado | you (plural) had weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran pesado | they had weighed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle pesado.
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Pesar 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 pesado”, meaning “I will have weighed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere pesado | I will have weighed |
| Tú | hubieres pesado | you will have weighed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere pesado | s/he will have weighed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos pesado | we will have weighed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis pesado | you (plural) will have weighed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren pesado | they will have weighed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle pesado.
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Imperative tenses of Pesar
Pesar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “pese”, meaning “(to you formal) weigh!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pesa | (to you) weigh! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pese | (to you formal) weigh! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesemos | let's weigh! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesad | (to you plural) weigh! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesen | (to you plural formal) weigh! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (pesa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (pese, pesemos, pesen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (pesad).
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Pesar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no pese”, meaning “(to you formal) don't weigh!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no peses | (to you) don't weigh! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pese | (to you formal) don't weigh! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no pesemos | let's not weigh! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no peséis | (to you plural) don't weigh! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no pesen | (to you plural formal) don't weigh! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no peses, no pese, no pesemos, no peséis, no pesen.
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Frequently asked questions about Pesar
Is pesar a regular or irregular verb?
Pesar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate pesar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), pesar is conjugated as: yo peso, tú pesas, él/ella/usted pesa, nosotros pesamos, vosotros pesáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pesan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate pesar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), pesar is conjugated as: yo pesé, tú pesaste, él/ella/usted pesó, nosotros pesamos, vosotros pesasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pesaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate pesar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), pesar is conjugated as: yo pesaba, tú pesabas, él/ella/usted pesaba, nosotros pesábamos, vosotros pesabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes pesaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate pesar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), pesar is conjugated as: yo pesaré, tú pesarás, él/ella/usted pesará, nosotros pesaremos, vosotros pesaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pesarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate pesar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), pesar is conjugated as: yo pese, tú peses, él/ella/usted pese, nosotros pesemos, vosotros peséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pesen. The present subjunctive 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.
What is the difference between pesar and pesarse?
Pesar means "to weigh, to regret" in the standard sense. Pesarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se pesan" instead of "no pesan".
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