to peel
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Pelo las papas.
I peel the potatoes.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi madre peló las naranjas.
My mother peeled the oranges.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela pelaba la yuca con un cuchillo.
My grandmother used to peel cassava with a knife.
Futuro · What will happen
Yo pelaré los plátanos.
I'll peel the plantains.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo pelaría el mango primero.
I'd peel the mango first.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has pelado las papas?
Have you peeled the potatoes?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había pelado los camarones.
She had already peeled the shrimp.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría pelado más.
I would have peeled more.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que peles el mango.
I want you to peel the mango.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que pelara los ajos.
I asked him to peel the garlic.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Rarely used with this verb.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayas pelado la yuca.
I hope you've peeled the cassava.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera pelado el mango, no me habría manchado.
If I had peeled the mango, I wouldn't have gotten stained.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Pela los plátanos.
Peel the plantains.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.