Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Preguntar in Spanish
To ask, to question Regular AR Verb Top 100
At a glance: Preguntar (to ask, to question) is one of the most common regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: pregunto, preguntas, pregunta, preguntamos, preguntáis, preguntan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Preguntar
- Preguntar in the Indicative Present
- Preguntar in the Indicative Preterite
- Preguntar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Preguntar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Preguntar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Preguntar in the Indicative Future
- Preguntar in the Indicative Conditional
- Preguntar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Preguntar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Preguntar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Preguntar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Preguntar
- Imperative tenses of Preguntar
- Example sentences and usage
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Preguntar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Preguntar is the Spanish verb for "to ask, to question". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to preguntar include: cuestionar, inquirir, interpelar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | preguntar | to ask, to question |
| Past participle | preguntado | asked |
| Gerund | preguntando | asking |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of preguntar 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, "pregunto", meaning "I ask".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pregunto | I ask |
| Tú | preguntas | you ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pregunta | s/he asks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntamos | we ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntáis | you (plural) ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntan | they ask |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of preguntar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "pregunté", meaning "I asked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pregunté | I asked |
| Tú | preguntaste | you asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntó | s/he asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntamos | we asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntasteis | you (plural) asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntaron | they asked |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of preguntar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "preguntaba", meaning "I used to ask".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntaba | I used to ask |
| Tú | preguntabas | you used to ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntaba | s/he used to ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntábamos | we used to ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntabais | you (plural) used to ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntaban | they used to ask |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of preguntar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy preguntando", meaning "I am asking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy preguntando | I am asking |
| Tú | estás preguntando | you are asking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está preguntando | s/he is asking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos preguntando | we are asking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis preguntando | you (plural) are asking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están preguntando | they are asking |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of preguntar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a preguntar", meaning "I am going to ask".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a preguntar | I am going to ask |
| Tú | vas a preguntar | you are going to ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a preguntar | s/he is going to ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a preguntar | we are going to ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a preguntar | you (plural) are going to ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a preguntar | they are going to ask |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of preguntar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "preguntaré", meaning "I will ask".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntaré | I will ask |
| Tú | preguntarás | you will ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntará | s/he will ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntaremos | we will ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntaréis | you (plural) will ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntarán | they will ask |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of preguntar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "preguntaría", meaning "I would ask".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntaría | I would ask |
| Tú | preguntarías | you would ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntaría | s/he would ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntaríamos | we would ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntaríais | you (plural) would ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntarían | they would ask |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of preguntar 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 preguntado", meaning "I have asked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he preguntado | I have asked |
| Tú | has preguntado | you have asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha preguntado | s/he has asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos preguntado | we have asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis preguntado | you (plural) have asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han preguntado | they have asked |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of preguntar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había preguntado", meaning "I had asked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había preguntado | I had asked |
| Tú | habías preguntado | you had asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había preguntado | s/he had asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos preguntado | we had asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais preguntado | you (plural) had asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían preguntado | they had asked |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of preguntar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré preguntado", meaning "I will have asked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré preguntado | I will have asked |
| Tú | habrás preguntado | you will have asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá preguntado | s/he will have asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos preguntado | we will have asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis preguntado | you (plural) will have asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán preguntado | they will have asked |
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Preguntar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of preguntar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría preguntado", meaning "I would have asked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría preguntado | I would have asked |
| Tú | habrías preguntado | you would have asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría preguntado | s/he would have asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos preguntado | we would have asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais preguntado | you (plural) would have asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían preguntado | they would have asked |
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Preguntar 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, "pregunte", meaning "I ask".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pregunte | I ask |
| Tú | preguntes | you ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pregunte | s/he asks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntemos | we ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntéis | you (plural) ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pregunten | they ask |
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Preguntar 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, "preguntara", meaning "I asked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntara | I asked |
| Tú | preguntaras | you asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntara | s/he asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntáramos | we asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntarais | you (plural) asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntaran | they asked |
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Preguntar 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, "preguntare", meaning "I will ask".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntare | I will ask |
| Tú | preguntares | you will ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntare | s/he will ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntáremos | we will ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntareis | you (plural) will ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntaren | they will ask |
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Preguntar 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 preguntado", meaning "I have asked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya preguntado | I have asked |
| Tú | hayas preguntado | you have asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya preguntado | s/he has asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos preguntado | we have asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis preguntado | you (plural) have asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan preguntado | they have asked |
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Preguntar 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 preguntado", meaning "I had asked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera preguntado | I had asked |
| Tú | hubieras preguntado | you had asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera preguntado | s/he had asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos preguntado | we had asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais preguntado | you (plural) had asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran preguntado | they had asked |
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Preguntar 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 preguntado", meaning "I will have asked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere preguntado | I will have asked |
| Tú | hubieres preguntado | you will have asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere preguntado | s/he will have asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos preguntado | we will have asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis preguntado | you (plural) will have asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren preguntado | they will have asked |
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Preguntar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "pregunte", meaning "(to you formal) ask!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pregunta | (to you) ask! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pregunte | (to you formal) ask! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntemos | let's ask! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntad | (to you plural) ask! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pregunten | (to you plural formal) ask! |
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Preguntar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no pregunte", meaning "(to you formal) don't ask!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no preguntes | (to you) don't ask! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pregunte | (to you formal) don't ask! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no preguntemos | let's not ask! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no preguntéis | (to you plural) don't ask! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no pregunten | (to you plural formal) don't ask! |
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Example sentences and usage
- ¿Por qué lo preguntas? Why do you ask?
- "¿No nos hemos encontrado antes?", preguntó el estudiante. "Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.
- No preguntéis lo que piensan. Preguntad lo que hacen. Don't ask what they think. Ask what they do.
- Me pregunto si yo fui hecho para este mundo. I wonder if I am made for this world.
- Nos preguntamos por qué. We wonder why.
- Él me preguntó si sabía hablar inglés. He asked me if I could speak English.
- Tu pregunta no está relacionada con el tema bajo discusión. Your question does not bear on the subject under discussion.
- Para mi sorpresa, ella no pudo contestar a la pregunta. To my surprise, she could not answer the question.
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Frequently asked questions about Preguntar
Is preguntar a regular or irregular verb?
Preguntar 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 preguntar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), preguntar is conjugated as: yo pregunto, tú preguntas, él/ella/usted pregunta, nosotros preguntamos, vosotros preguntáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes preguntan. 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 preguntar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), preguntar is conjugated as: yo pregunté, tú preguntaste, él/ella/usted preguntó, nosotros preguntamos, vosotros preguntasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes preguntaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate preguntar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), preguntar is conjugated as: yo preguntaba, tú preguntabas, él/ella/usted preguntaba, nosotros preguntábamos, vosotros preguntabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes preguntaban. 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 preguntar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), preguntar is conjugated as: yo preguntaré, tú preguntarás, él/ella/usted preguntará, nosotros preguntaremos, vosotros preguntaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes preguntarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate preguntar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), preguntar is conjugated as: yo pregunte, tú preguntes, él/ella/usted pregunte, nosotros preguntemos, vosotros preguntéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pregunten. 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 preguntar and preguntarse?
Preguntar means "to ask, to question" in the standard sense. Preguntarse 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 preguntan" instead of "no preguntan".
What are some common example sentences using preguntar?
Here are everyday sentences using preguntar: ¿Por qué lo preguntas? (Why do you ask?) "¿No nos hemos encontrado antes?", preguntó el estudiante. ("Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.) No preguntéis lo que piensan. Preguntad lo que hacen. (Don't ask what they think. Ask what they do.) Me pregunto si yo fui hecho para este mundo. (I wonder if I am made for this world.) Nos preguntamos por qué. (We wonder why.)
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