-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate luchar in Spanish

to fight / to struggle

luchar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2221 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Luchó por sus derechos toda su vida." (He fought for his rights his whole life.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo lucho
luchas
él/ella/Ud. lucha
nosotros luchamos
vosotros lucháis
ellos/ellas/Uds. luchan
Example

Yo lucho todos los días.

I fight / to struggle every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo luché
luchaste
él/ella/Ud. luchó
nosotros luchamos
vosotros luchasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. lucharon
Example

Ayer yo luché.

Yesterday I fight / to struggle.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo luchaba
luchabas
él/ella/Ud. luchaba
nosotros luchábamos
vosotros luchabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. luchaban
Example

Antes yo luchaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to fight / to struggle often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo lucharé
lucharás
él/ella/Ud. luchará
nosotros lucharemos
vosotros lucharéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. lucharán
Example

Mañana yo lucharé.

Tomorrow I will fight / to struggle.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo lucharía
lucharías
él/ella/Ud. lucharía
nosotros lucharíamos
vosotros lucharíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. lucharían
Example

Si pudiera, yo lucharía.

If I could, I would fight / to struggle.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo luche
luches
él/ella/Ud. luche
nosotros luchemos
vosotros luchéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. luchen
Example

Espero que tú luches.

I hope that you fight / to struggle.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
lucha
él/ella/Ud. luche
nosotros luchemos
vosotros luchad
ellos/ellas/Uds. luchen
Example

¡Lucha!

Fight / to struggle!

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