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Preguntar (to ask) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of preguntar (to ask) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Preguntar (to ask) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 18: Preguntar cosas (Asking things)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Preguntar (to ask) Preguntando (Asking) Preguntado (Asked)

Preguntar (to ask): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) pregunto I ask
(tú) preguntas You ask
(él/ella) pregunta he/she asks
(nosotros/nosotras) preguntamos we ask
(vosotros/vosotras) preguntáis You ask
(ellos/ellas) preguntan They ask

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he preguntado I have asked
(tú) has preguntado You have asked
(él/ella) ha preguntado he/she has asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos preguntado we have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis preguntado You have asked
(ellos/ellas) han preguntado they have asked

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) pregunte I ask
(tú) preguntes you ask
(él/ella) pregunte he/she ask
(nosotros/nosotras) preguntemos we ask
(vosotros/vosotras) preguntéis you ask
(ellos/ellas) pregunten they ask

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya preguntado I have asked
(tú) hayas preguntado you have asked
(él/ella) haya preguntado he/she has asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos preguntado we have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis preguntado You have asked
(ellos/ellas) hayan preguntado they have asked

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) preguntaba I was asking
(tú) preguntabas You were asking
(él/ella) preguntaba he/she was asking
(nosotros/nosotras) preguntábamos we asked
(vosotros/vosotras) preguntabais You were asking
(ellos/ellas) preguntaban they asked

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había preguntado I had asked
(tú) habías preguntado You had asked
(él/ella) había preguntado he/she had asked
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos preguntado we had asked
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais preguntado You had asked
(ellos/ellas) habían preguntado they had asked

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) preguntara/preguntase I asked
(tú) preguntaras/preguntases You would ask
(él/ella) preguntara/preguntase he/she asked
(nosotros/nosotras) preguntáramos/preguntásemos we asked
(vosotros/vosotras) preguntarais/preguntaseis you would ask
(ellos/ellas) preguntaran/preguntasen they asked

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese preguntado I would have asked
(tú) hubieras/hubieses preguntado You had asked
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese preguntado he had asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos preguntado we had asked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis preguntado you would have asked
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen preguntado they had asked

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) pregunté I asked
(tú) preguntaste You asked
(él/ella) preguntó he/she asked
(nosotros/nosotras) preguntamos we asked
(vosotros/vosotras) preguntasteis you asked
(ellos/ellas) preguntaron they asked

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube preguntado I had asked
(tú) hubiste preguntado You had asked
(él/ella) hubo preguntado he/ she had asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos preguntado we had asked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis preguntado You had asked
(ellos/ellas) hubieron preguntado they had asked

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) preguntare I will ask
(tú) preguntares You would ask
(él/ella) preguntare he will ask/she will ask
(nosotros/nosotras) preguntáremos we will ask
(vosotros/vosotras) preguntareis You will ask
(ellos/ellas) preguntaren they would ask

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere preguntado I will have asked
(tú) hubieres preguntado You would have asked
(él/ella) hubiere preguntado he/she will have asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos preguntado we will have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis preguntado You would have asked
(ellos/ellas) hubieren preguntado they had asked

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) preguntaré I will ask
(tú) preguntarás You will ask
(él/ella) preguntará he/she will ask
(nosotros/nosotras) preguntaremos we will ask
(vosotros/vosotras) preguntaréis You will ask
(ellos/ellas) preguntarán they will ask

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré preguntado I will have asked
(tú) habrás preguntado You will have asked
(él/ella) habrá preguntado he/she will have asked
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos preguntado we will have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis preguntado You will have asked
(ellos/ellas) habrán preguntado they will have asked
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Pregunta! You ask
¡Pregunte! He ask
¡Preguntemos! We ask
¡Preguntad! You ask
¡Pregunten! They ask

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No pregunte! You do not ask
No preguntes! He do not ask
No pregunte! You do not ask
No preguntemos! You all do not ask
No preguntéis! They do not ask.

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) preguntaría I would ask
(tú) preguntarías You would ask
(él/ella) preguntaría he/she would ask
(nosotros/nosotras) preguntaríamos we would ask
(vosotros/vosotras) preguntaríais You would ask
(ellos/ellas) preguntarían they would ask

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría preguntado I would have asked
(tú) habrías preguntado You would have asked
(él/ella) habría preguntado he/she would have asked
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos preguntado we would have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais preguntado You would have asked
(ellos/ellas) habrían preguntado they would have asked

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We will ask what time the party starts.
Nosotros preguntaremos a qué hora empieza la fiesta.
2. You ask how to get to the center.
Tú preguntas cómo llegar al centro.
3. He will ask if you can help him.
Él preguntará si puedes ayudarle.
4. You all ask about the price of the book.
Vosotros preguntáis por el precio del libro.
5. We ask if the museum is open.
Nosotros preguntamos si el museo está abierto.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They asked the official about the current reaction.
Preguntaron al funcionario sobre la reacción actual.
2. We have asked several times without getting an answer.
Nosotros hemos preguntado varias veces sin obtener respuesta.
3. He/she asked if to watch an important program.
Preguntó si ver un programa importante.
4. They were asking where the children were going.
Preguntaban a dónde iban los niños.
5. We were asking what ingredients the cake has.
Preguntábamos qué ingredientes lleva la tarta.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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preguntaras/preguntases, preguntara/preguntase, pregunte, preguntáramos/preguntásemos, preguntarais/preguntaseis

1.
Si vosotros ... más, entenderíais la situación.
(If you were to ask more, you would understand the situation.)
2.
Si nosotros ... con respeto, todo sería mejor.
(If we were to ask with respect, everything would be better.)
3.
Si tú ... hoy, tendríamos la respuesta mañana.
(If you were to ask today, we would have the answer tomorrow.)
4.
Es posible que yo ... eso mañana.
(It is possible that I will ask that tomorrow.)
5.
Si él ... eso, nadie sabría qué responder.
(If he were to ask that, nobody would know how to respond.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We did not receive an answer after we had asked.
Nosotras no recibimos respuesta después de que hubimos preguntado.
2. If they had asked before acting, they would not be in trouble now.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen preguntado antes de actuar, no estarían en problemas ahora.
3. He would have asked but was very busy.
Él habría preguntado pero estaba muy ocupado.
4. If he had asked for your opinion, he would have gotten a better perspective.
Si él hubiera/hubiese preguntado su opinión, habría obtenido una mejor perspectiva.
5. She remained silent after he had asked.
Ella se quedó en silencio después de que él hubo preguntado.