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preguntar
to ask
verb
Word 261 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday
How to conjugate preguntar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | pregunto I ask / I am asking | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | preguntas you ask / you are asking | |
| él/ella | pregunta he/she asks / he/she is asking / you ask (formal) / you are asking (formal) | |
| nosotros | preguntamos we ask / we are asking | |
| ellos/ellas | preguntan they ask / they are asking / you all ask / you all are asking |
Preterite
| yo | pregunté I asked | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | preguntaste you asked | |
| él/ella | preguntó he/she asked / you asked (formal) | |
| nosotros | preguntamos we asked | |
| ellos/ellas | preguntaron they asked / you all asked |
Imperfect
| yo | preguntaba I was asking / I used to ask | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | preguntabas you were asking / you used to ask | |
| él/ella | preguntaba he/she was asking / he/she used to ask / you were asking (formal) / you used to ask (formal) | |
| nosotros | preguntábamos we were asking / we used to ask | |
| ellos/ellas | preguntaban they were asking / they used to ask / you all were asking / you all used to ask |
Future
| yo | preguntaré I will ask | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | preguntarás you will ask | |
| él/ella | preguntará he/she will ask / you will ask (formal) | |
| nosotros | preguntaremos we will ask | |
| ellos/ellas | preguntarán they will ask / you all will ask |
In a sentence
¿Por qué no le preguntas al jefe?
Why don't you ask the boss?
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