Ella VerbsTo fish Irregular Verb
At a glance: Pescar (to fish) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: pesco, pescas, pesca, pescamos, pescáis, pescan. Its irregularities include: C changes to qu for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (which therefore also affects the imperatives).
Pescar is the Spanish verb for "to fish". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | pescar | to fish |
| Past participle | pescado | fished |
| Gerund | pescando | fishing |
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The Indicative Present of pescar 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, "pesco", meaning "I fish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesco | I fish |
| Tú | pescas | you fish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesca | s/he fishes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pescamos | we fish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pescáis | you (plural) fish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pescan | they fish |
The Indicative Preterite of pescar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "pesqué", meaning "I fished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesqué | I fished |
| Tú | pescaste | you fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pescó | s/he fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pescamos | we fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pescasteis | you (plural) fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pescaron | they fished |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of pescar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "pescaba", meaning "I used to fish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pescaba | I used to fish |
| Tú | pescabas | you used to fish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pescaba | s/he used to fish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pescábamos | we used to fish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pescabais | you (plural) used to fish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pescaban | they used to fish |
The Indicative Present Continuous of pescar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy pescando", meaning "I am fishing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy pescando | I am fishing |
| Tú | estás pescando | you are fishing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está pescando | s/he is fishing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos pescando | we are fishing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis pescando | you (plural) are fishing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están pescando | they are fishing |
The Indicative Informal Future of pescar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a pescar", meaning "I am going to fish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a pescar | I am going to fish |
| Tú | vas a pescar | you are going to fish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a pescar | s/he is going to fish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a pescar | we are going to fish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a pescar | you (plural) are going to fish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a pescar | they are going to fish |
The Indicative Future of pescar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "pescaré", meaning "I will fish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pescaré | I will fish |
| Tú | pescarás | you will fish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pescará | s/he will fish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pescaremos | we will fish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pescaréis | you (plural) will fish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pescarán | they will fish |
The Indicative Conditional of pescar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "pescaría", meaning "I would fish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pescaría | I would fish |
| Tú | pescarías | you would fish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pescaría | s/he would fish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pescaríamos | we would fish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pescaríais | you (plural) would fish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pescarían | they would fish |
The Indicative Present Perfect of pescar 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 pescado", meaning "I have fished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he pescado | I have fished |
| Tú | has pescado | you have fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha pescado | s/he has fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos pescado | we have fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis pescado | you (plural) have fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han pescado | they have fished |
The Indicative Past Perfect of pescar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había pescado", meaning "I had fished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había pescado | I had fished |
| Tú | habías pescado | you had fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había pescado | s/he had fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos pescado | we had fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais pescado | you (plural) had fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían pescado | they had fished |
The Indicative Future Perfect of pescar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré pescado", meaning "I will have fished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré pescado | I will have fished |
| Tú | habrás pescado | you will have fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá pescado | s/he will have fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos pescado | we will have fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis pescado | you (plural) will have fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán pescado | they will have fished |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of pescar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría pescado", meaning "I would have fished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría pescado | I would have fished |
| Tú | habrías pescado | you would have fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría pescado | s/he would have fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos pescado | we would have fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais pescado | you (plural) would have fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían pescado | they would have fished |
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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, "pesque", meaning "I fish".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pesque | I fish |
| Tú | pesques | you fish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesque | s/he fishes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesquemos | we fish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pesquéis | you (plural) fish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesquen | they fish |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "pescara", meaning "I fished".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pescara | I fished |
| Tú | pescaras | you fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pescara | s/he fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pescáramos | we fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pescarais | you (plural) fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pescaran | they fished |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "pescare", meaning "I will fish".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pescare | I will fish |
| Tú | pescares | you will fish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pescare | s/he will fish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pescáremos | we will fish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pescareis | you (plural) will fish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pescaren | they will fish |
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 pescado", meaning "I have fished".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya pescado | I have fished |
| Tú | hayas pescado | you have fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya pescado | s/he has fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos pescado | we have fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis pescado | you (plural) have fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan pescado | they have fished |
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 pescado", meaning "I had fished".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera pescado | I had fished |
| Tú | hubieras pescado | you had fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera pescado | s/he had fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos pescado | we had fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais pescado | you (plural) had fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran pescado | they had fished |
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 pescado", meaning "I will have fished".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere pescado | I will have fished |
| Tú | hubieres pescado | you will have fished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere pescado | s/he will have fished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos pescado | we will have fished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis pescado | you (plural) will have fished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren pescado | they will have fished |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "pesque", meaning "(to you formal) fish!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pesca | (to you) fish! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pesque | (to you formal) fish! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pesquemos | let's fish! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pescad | (to you plural) fish! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pesquen | (to you plural formal) fish! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no pesque", meaning "(to you formal) don't fish!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no pesques | (to you) don't fish! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pesque | (to you formal) don't fish! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no pesquemos | let's not fish! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no pesquéis | (to you plural) don't fish! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no pesquen | (to you plural formal) don't fish! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Pescar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: C changes to qu for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (which therefore also affects the imperatives).
In the present tense (presente), pescar is conjugated as: yo pesco, tú pescas, él/ella/usted pesca, nosotros pescamos, vosotros pescáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pescan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), pescar is conjugated as: yo pesqué, tú pescaste, él/ella/usted pescó, nosotros pescamos, vosotros pescasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pescaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), pescar is conjugated as: yo pescaba, tú pescabas, él/ella/usted pescaba, nosotros pescábamos, vosotros pescabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes pescaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), pescar is conjugated as: yo pescaré, tú pescarás, él/ella/usted pescará, nosotros pescaremos, vosotros pescaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pescarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), pescar is conjugated as: yo pesque, tú pesques, él/ella/usted pesque, nosotros pesquemos, vosotros pesquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pesquen. 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.
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