Conjugate pelear in Spanish

to fight

pelear is a regular -ar verb ranked #943 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Los niños siempre pelean por los juguetes." (The children always fight over the toys.). 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 peleo
peleas
él/ella/Ud. pelea
nosotros peleamos
vosotros peleáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. pelean
Example

Los niños siempre pelean por los juguetes.

The children always fight over the toys.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo peleé
peleaste
él/ella/Ud. peleó
nosotros peleamos
vosotros peleasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. pelearon
Example

Los boxeadores pelearon durante doce asaltos.

The boxers fought for twelve rounds.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo peleaba
peleabas
él/ella/Ud. peleaba
nosotros peleábamos
vosotros peleabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. peleaban
Example

Antes yo peleaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to fight often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo pelearé
pelearás
él/ella/Ud. peleará
nosotros pelearemos
vosotros pelearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. pelearán
Example

Mañana yo pelearé.

Tomorrow I will fight.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo pelearía
pelearías
él/ella/Ud. pelearía
nosotros pelearíamos
vosotros pelearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. pelearían
Example

Si pudiera, yo pelearía.

If I could, I would fight.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo pelee
pelees
él/ella/Ud. pelee
nosotros peleemos
vosotros peleéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. peleen
Example

Espero que tú pelees.

I hope that you fight.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
pelea
él/ella/Ud. pelee
nosotros peleemos
vosotros pelead
ellos/ellas/Uds. peleen
Example

¡Pelea!

Fight!

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