How to conjugate preguntar in Spanish

preguntar in Spanish means to ask, to inquire, to question

preguntar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb preguntar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

preguntar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb preguntar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreguntoI ask
preguntasyou ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntahe/she askes, you (formal) askes
Nosotros (as)preguntamoswe ask
Vosotros (as)preguntaísyou (plural) Spain ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntanthey ask, you (plural) ask

preguntar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb preguntar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreguntéI asked
preguntasteyou asked
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntóhe/she asked, you (formal) asked
Nosotros (as)preguntamoswe asked
Vosotros (as)preguntasteisyou (plural) Spain asked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntaronthey asked, you (plural) asked

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

preguntar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb preguntar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreguntabaI used to ask
preguntabasyou used to ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntabahe/she used to ask, you (formal) used to ask
Nosotros (as)preguntábamoswe used to ask
Vosotros (as)preguntabaisyou (plural) Spain used to ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntabanthey used to ask, you (plural) used to ask

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

preguntar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb preguntar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb preguntar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate preguntar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case preguntar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreguntaréI will ask
preguntarásyou will ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntaráhe/she will ask, you (formal) will ask
Nosotros (as)preguntaremoswe will ask
Vosotros (as)preguntaréisyou (plural) Spain will ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntaránthey will ask, you (plural) will ask

preguntar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a preguntar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a preguntarI will ask
vas a preguntaryou will ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a preguntarhe/she will ask, you (formal) will ask
Nosotros (as)vamos a preguntarwe will ask
Vosotros (as)vais a preguntaryou (plural) Spain will ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a preguntarthey will ask, you (plural) will ask

preguntar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb preguntar is: preguntando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy preguntandoI am asking
estás preguntandoyou are asking
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está preguntandohe/she is asking, you (formal) are asking
Nosotros (as)estamos preguntandowe are asking
Vosotros (as)estáis preguntandoyou (plural) Spain are asking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están preguntandothey are asking, you (plural) are asking

preguntar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb preguntar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate preguntar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case preguntar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb preguntar is preguntar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreguntaríaI would ask
preguntaríasyou would ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntaríahe/she would ask, you (formal) would ask
Nosotros (as)preguntaríamoswe would ask
Vosotros (as)preguntaríasyou (plural) Spain would ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntaríanthey would ask, you (plural)would ask

preguntar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe preguntadoI have asked
has preguntadoyou have asked
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha preguntadohe/she have asked, you (formal) have asked
Nosotros (as)hemos preguntadowe have asked
Vosotros (as)habéis preguntadoyou (plural) Spain have asked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han preguntadothey have asked, you (plural) have asked

preguntar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case preguntar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía preguntadoI had asked
habías preguntadoyou had asked
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había preguntadohe/she had asked, you (formal) had asked
Nosotros (as)habíamos preguntadowe had asked
Vosotros (as)habíais preguntadoyou (plural) Spain had asked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain preguntadothey had asked, you (plural) had asked

preguntar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb preguntar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case preguntar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré preguntadoI will have asked
habrás preguntadoyou will have asked
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá preguntadohe/she will have asked, you (formal) will have asked
Nosotros (as)habremos preguntadowe will have asked
Vosotros (as)habréis preguntadoyou (plural) Spain will have asked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán preguntadothey will have asked, you (plural) will have asked

preguntar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb preguntar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case preguntar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría preguntadoI would have asked
habrías preguntadoyou would have asked
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría preguntadohe/she would have asked, you (formal) would have asked
Nosotros (as)habríamos preguntadowe would have asked
Vosotros (as)habríais preguntadoyou (plural) Spain will would asked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían preguntadothey would have asked, you (plural) would have asked

preguntar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb preguntar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopregunteI may ask
preguntesyou may ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntehe/she may ask, you (formal) may ask
Nosotros (as)preguntemoswe may ask
Vosotros (as)preguntéisyou (plural) Spain may ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntenthey may ask, you (plural) may ask

preguntar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like preguntar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. preguntar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: preguntar – preguntaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with pregunt
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreguntaraI might ask
preguntarasyou might ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntarahe/she might ask, you (formal) might ask
Nosotros (as)preguntáramoswe might ask
Vosotros (as)preguntaraisyou (plural) Spain might ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntaranthey might ask, you (plural) might ask

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreguntaseI might ask
preguntasesyou might ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntasehe/she might ask, you (formal) might ask
Nosotros (as)preguntásamoswe might ask
Vosotros (as)preguntasaisyou (plural) Spain might ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntasanthey might ask, you (plural) might ask

preguntar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb preguntar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like preguntar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreguntaraI will ask
preguntarasyou will ask
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)preguntarahe/she will ask, you (formal) will ask
Nosotros (as)preguntáramoswe will ask
Vosotros (as)preguntaraisyou (plural) Spain will ask
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)preguntaranthey will ask, you (plural) will ask

preguntar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb preguntar is: preguntado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya preguntadoI may have asked
hayas preguntadoyou may have asked
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya preguntadohe/she may have asked, you (formal) may have asked
Nosotros (as)hayamos preguntadowe may have asked
Vosotros (as)hayáis preguntadoyou (plural) Spain may have asked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan preguntadothey may have asked, you (plural) may have asked

preguntar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb preguntar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to preguntar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (preguntar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (pregunt)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (preguntado)

The past participle of the verb preguntar is preguntado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb preguntar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese preguntadoI might have asked
hubieses preguntadoyou might have asked
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese preguntadohe/she might have asked, you (formal) might have asked
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos preguntadowe might have asked
Vosotros (as)hubieseis preguntadoyou (plural) Spain might have asked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen preguntadothey might have asked, you (plural) might have asked

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera preguntadoI might have asked
hubieras preguntadoyou might have asked
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera preguntadohe/she might have asked, you (formal) might have asked
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos preguntadowe might have asked
Vosotros (as)hubierais preguntadoyou (plural) Spain might have asked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran preguntadothey might have asked, you (plural) might have asked

preguntar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

preguntar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb preguntar  would be pregunta

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (preguntas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (pregunta)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (pregunta)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡pregunta!ask!
Usted (Ud.)¡pregunte!ask!
Nosotros (as)¡preguntemos!ask!
Vosotros (as)¡preguntad!ask!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡pregunten!ask!

preguntar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

preguntar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no preguntes!Don’t ask!
Usted (Ud.)¡no pregunte!Don’t ask!
Nosotros (as)¡no preguntemos!Don’t ask!
Vosotros (as)¡no preguntéis!Don’t ask!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no pregunten!Don’t ask!

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