to fish
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Pesco en el río los domingos.
I fish in the river on Sundays.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Pesqué un pargo grande.
I caught a big snapper.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo pescaba todas las mañanas.
My grandfather used to fish every morning.
Futuro · What will happen
Pescaremos cerca del muelle.
We'll fish near the pier.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo pescaría desde las rocas.
I'd fish from the rocks.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has pescado alguna vez?
Have you ever fished?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya habían pescado bastante.
They had already caught plenty.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos pescado más con otra carnada.
We would have caught more with different bait.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que pesques conmigo.
I want you to fish with me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Esperaba que mi hijo pescara algo.
I was hoping my son would catch something.
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 haya pescado algo.
I hope he has caught something.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos pescado ayer, habríamos cenado pescado.
If we had gone fishing yesterday, we would have had fish for dinner.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Pesca con paciencia.
Fish patiently.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.