How to conjugate Preguntar in Spanish
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 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
- Preguntar in the Subjunctive Present
- Preguntar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Preguntar in the Subjunctive Future
- Preguntar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Preguntar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Preguntar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Preguntar
- Preguntar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Preguntar in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Preguntar is the Spanish verb for to ask, to question. It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | preguntar | to ask, to question |
| Past participle | preguntado | asked |
| Gerund | preguntando | asking |
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Indicative Tenses of Preguntar
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pregunto | I ask |
| Tú | preguntas | you ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pregunta | s/he ask, you (formal) ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntamos | we ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntáis | you (plural) ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntan | they ask, you (plural formal) ask |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pregunté | I asked |
| Tú | preguntaste | you asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntó | s/he asked, you (formal) asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntamos | we asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntasteis | you (plural) asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntaron | they asked, you (plural formal) asked |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntaba | I used to ask |
| Tú | preguntabas | you used to ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntaba | s/he used to ask, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) used to ask |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntaré | I will ask |
| Tú | preguntarás | you will ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntará | s/he will ask, you (formal) will ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntaremos | we will ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntaréis | you (plural) will ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntarán | they will ask, you (plural formal) will ask |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntaría | I would ask |
| Tú | preguntarías | you would ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntaría | s/he would ask, you (formal) would ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntaríamos | we would ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntaríais | you (plural) would ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntarían | they would ask, you (plural formal) would ask |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he preguntado | I have asked |
| Tú | has preguntado | you have asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha preguntado | s/he has asked, you (formal) have asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos preguntado | we have asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis preguntado | you (plural) have asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han preguntado | they have asked, you (plural formal) have asked |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había preguntado | I had asked |
| Tú | habías preguntado | you had asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había preguntado | s/he had asked, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) had asked |
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".
| 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) will have asked |
Preguntar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of preguntar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría preguntado", meaning "I would have asked".
| 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) would have asked |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Preguntar
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pregunte | I ask |
| Tú | preguntes | you ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pregunte | s/he ask, you (formal) ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntemos | we ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntéis | you (plural) ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pregunten | they ask, you (plural formal) ask |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntara | I asked |
| Tú | preguntaras | you asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntara | s/he asked, you (formal) asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntáramos | we asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntarais | you (plural) asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntaran | they asked, you (plural formal) asked |
Preguntar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "preguntare", meaning "I will ask".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preguntare | I will ask |
| Tú | preguntares | you will ask |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preguntare | s/he will ask, you (formal) will ask |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntáremos | we will ask |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntareis | you (plural) will ask |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preguntaren | they will ask, you (plural formal) will ask |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya preguntado | I have asked |
| Tú | hayas preguntado | you have asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya preguntado | s/he has asked, you (formal) have asked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos preguntado | we have asked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis preguntado | you (plural) have asked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan preguntado | they have asked, you (plural formal) have asked |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera preguntado | I had asked |
| Tú | hubieras preguntado | you had asked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera preguntado | s/he had asked, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) had asked |
Preguntar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere preguntado", meaning "I will have asked".
| 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) will have asked |
Imperative Tenses of Preguntar
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!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pregunta | (to you) ask! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pregunte | (to you formal) ask! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preguntemos | (to we) ask! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preguntad | (to you plural) ask! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pregunten | (to you plural formal) ask! |
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!".
| 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 | (to we) don't ask! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no preguntéis | (to you plural) don't ask! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no pregunten | (to you plural formal) don't ask! |
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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