Pelear Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, and Examples

Pelear Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, and Examples The Spanish verb pelear means to fight. It can mean to have a physical fight, but also a verbal fight like to argue or quarrel. Pelear is a regular -ar verb, so it has a regular conjugation, like other -ar verbs such as buscar, tratar and ayudar. This article includes pelear conjugations in the indicative mood (present, past, conditional, and future), the subjunctive mood (present and past), the imperative mood, and other verb forms. Using Pelear and Pelearse The verb pelear can be used when talking about fighting or arguing with someone, as in Yo peleo mucho con mi jefe (I argue with my boss a lot). It can also be used to talk about fighting for something, as in Ella pelea por sus derechos (She fights for her rights), or to compete for something, as in Nuestro equipo pelea por el primer lugar (Our team fights for first place). When used with the reflexive pronoun it can simply mean to have a fight with someone, as in Ella se peleà ³ con su hermana (She had a fight with her sister), but it can also have the reciprocal meaning of fighting with each other, as in Los enemigos se pelean todos los dà ­as (The enemies fight with each other every day). Pelear Present Indicative The present indicative conjugation of pelear is regular, so it follows the same pattern of other -ar regular verbs. Yo peleo I fight Yo peleo con mi hermano frecuentemente. Tà º peleas You fight Tà º peleas por la igualdad de gà ©nero. Usted/à ©l/ella pelea You/he/she fights Ella pelea por sus derechos. Nosotros peleamos We fight Nosotros peleamos para ganar la carrera. Vosotros peleis Youfight Vosotros peleis mucho por los juguetes. Ustedes/ellos/ellas pelean You/they fight Ellos pelean por cualquier cosa. Pelear Preterite Indicative The preterite tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Yo peleà © I fought Yo peleà © con mi hermano frecuentemente. Tà º peleaste You fought Tà º peleaste por la igualdad de gà ©nero. Usted/à ©l/ella peleà ³ You/he/she fought Ella peleà ³ por sus derechos. Nosotros peleamos We fought Nosotros peleamos para ganar la carrera. Vosotros peleasteis Youfought Vosotros peleasteis mucho por los juguetes. Ustedes/ellos/ellas pelearon You/they fought Ellos pelearon por cualquier cosa. Pelear Imperfect Indicative The imperfect tense is used to talk about ongoing or repeated actions in the past. It can be translated to English as was fighting or used to fight. Yo peleaba I used to fight Yo peleaba con mi hermano frecuentemente. Tà º peleabas You used to fight Tà º peleabas por la igualdad de gà ©nero. Usted/à ©l/ella peleaba You/he/she used to fight Ella peleaba por sus derechos. Nosotros pelebamos We used to fight Nosotros pelebamos para ganar la carrera. Vosotros peleabais Youused to fight Vosotros peleabais mucho por los juguetes. Ustedes/ellos/ellas peleaban You/they used to fight Ellos peleabanpor cualquier cosa. Pelear Future Indicative The future tense conjugation starts with the infinitive (pelear) and then you add the endings (à ©, s, , emos, à ©is, n). Yo pelearà © I will fight Yo pelearà © con mi hermano frecuentemente. Tà º pelears You will fight Tà º pelears por la igualdad de gà ©nero. Usted/à ©l/ella pelear You/he/she will fight Ella pelear por sus derechos. Nosotros pelearemos We will fight Nosotros pelearemos para ganar la carrera. Vosotros pelearà ©is Youwill fight Vosotros peleareis mucho por los juguetes. Ustedes/ellos/ellas pelearn You/they will fight Ellos pelearn por cualquier cosa. Pelear PeriphrasticFuture Indicative The periphrastic future is conjugated by using the present indicative conjugation of the verb ir (to go), the preposition a, and the infinitive pelear. Yo voy a pelear I am going to fight Yo voy a pelear con mi hermano frecuentemente. Tà º vasa pelear You are going to fight Tà º vasa pelear por la igualdad de gà ©nero. Usted/à ©l/ella vaa pelear You/he/she is going to fight Ella vaa pelear por sus derechos. Nosotros vamosa pelear We are going to fight Nosotros vamosa pelear para ganar la carrera. Vosotros vaisa pelear Youare going to fight Vosotros vaisa pelear mucho por los juguetes. Ustedes/ellos/ellas vana pelear You/they are going to fight Ellos vana pelearpor cualquier cosa. Pelear Present Progressive/Gerund Form The present participle or gerund is formed with the ending -ando (for -ar verbs). It can be used as an adverb or to form progressive tenses like the present progressive, which uses the auxiliary verb estar. Present Progressive ofPelear est peleando Is fighting Ella est peleando por sus derechos. Pelear Past Participle The past participle is formed with the ending -ado (for -ar verbs). It can be used as an adjective or to form perfect tenses like the present perfect, which uses the auxiliary verb haber. Present Perfect of Pelear ha peleado Has fought Ella ha peleado por sus derechos. Pelear Conditional Indicative The conditional tense is usually translated to English as would verb, and is used to talk about possibilities. It is formed similarly to the future tense, starting with the infinitive form (pelear) and adding the conditional ending. Yo pelearà ­a I would fight Yo pelearà ­a con mi hermano frecuentemente si viviera con à ©l. Tà º pelearà ­as You would fight Tà º pelearà ­as por la igualdad de gà ©nero si te interesara ms. Usted/à ©l/ella pelearà ­a You/he/she would fight Ella pelearà ­a por sus derechos, pero no tiene apoyo. Nosotros pelearà ­amos We would fight Nosotros pelearà ­amos para ganar la carrera si tuvià ©ramos ms energà ­a. Vosotros pelearà ­ais Youwould fight Vosotros pelearà ­ais mucho por los juguetes si no tuvierais suficientes. Ustedes/ellos/ellas pelearà ­an You/they would fight Ellos pelearà ­an por cualquier cosa, pero no tiene sentido. Pelear Present Subjunctive The present subjunctive starts with the stem of the first person singular present indicative (yo peleo) and then you add the subjunctive endings. Que yo pelee That I fight Mi madre no quiere que yo pelee con mi hermano frecuentemente. Que tà º pelees That you fight El jefe sugiere que tà º pelees por la igualdad de gà ©nero. Que usted/à ©l/ella pelee That you/he/she fight La abogada recomienda que ella pelee por sus derechos. Que nosotros peleemos That we fight El entrenador quiere que nosotros peleemos por ganar la carrera. Que vosotros peleà ©is That you fight Pap no quiere que vosotros peleà ©is por los juguetes. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas peleen That you/they fight La maestra no quiere que ellos peleen por cualquier cosa. Pelear Imperfect Subjunctive The imperfect subjunctive can be conjugated in two different ways. They are both considered correct. Option 1 Que yo peleara That I fought Mam no querà ­a que yo peleara con mi hermano frecuentemente. Que tà º pelearas That you fought El jefe sugerà ­a que tà º pelearas por la igualdad de gà ©nero. Que usted/à ©l/ella peleara That you/he/she fought La abogada recomendaba que ella peleara por sus derechos. Que nosotros peleramos That we fought El entrenador querà ­a que nosotros peleramos por ganar la carrera. Que vosotros pelearais That you fought Pap no querà ­a que vosotros pelearais por los juguetes. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas pelearan That you/they fought La maestra no querà ­a que ellos pelearan por cualquier cosa. Option 2 Que yo pelease That I fought Mam no querà ­a que yo pelease con mi hermano frecuentemente. Que tà º peleases That you fought El jefe sugerà ­a que tà º peleases por la igualdad de gà ©nero. Que usted/à ©l/ella pelease That you/he/she fought La abogada recomendaba que ella pelease por sus derechos. Que nosotros pelesemos That we fought El entrenador querà ­a que nosotros pelesemos por ganar la carrera. Que vosotros peleaseis That you fought Pap no querà ­a que vosotros peleaseis por los juguetes. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas peleasen That you/they fought La maestra no querà ­a que ellos peleasen por cualquier cosa. Pelear Imperative The imperative mood is used to give commands or orders. The tables below show positive and negative commands. Positive Commands Tà º pelea Fight!  ¡Pelea por la igualdad de gà ©nero! Usted pelee Fight!  ¡Pelee por sus derechos! Nosotros peleemos Fight!  ¡Peleemos por ganar la carrera! Vosotros pelead Fight!  ¡Pelead por los juguetes! Ustedes peleen Fight!  ¡Peleen por cualquier cosa! Negative Commands Tà º no pelees Don't fight!  ¡No pelees por la igualdad de gà ©nero! Usted no pelee Don't fight!  ¡No pelee por sus derechos! Nosotros no peleemos Let's not fight!  ¡No peleemos por ganar la carrera! Vosotros no peleà ©is Don't fight!!  ¡No peleà ©is por los juguetes! Ustedes no peleen Don't fight!!  ¡No peleen por cualquier cosa!

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