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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 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 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 asks
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 has asked
nosotros/nosotras hayamos preguntado we have asked
vosotros/vosotras hayáis preguntado you (plural) 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 asked
nosotros/nosotras preguntábamos we asked
vosotros/vosotras preguntabais You asked
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 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 would ask
tú preguntaras/preguntases you asked
él/ella preguntara/preguntase he would ask
nosotros/nosotras preguntáramos/preguntásemos we asked
vosotros/vosotras preguntarais/preguntaseis you would ask
ellos/ellas preguntaran/preguntasen They would ask

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese preguntado I had asked
tú hubieras/hubieses preguntado You had asked
él/ella hubiera/hubiese preguntado he would have asked
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos preguntado We would have asked
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis preguntado You lot 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 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 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 will ask
él/ella preguntare He will ask
nosotros/nosotras preguntáremos we would 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 will have asked
él/ella hubiere preguntado he will have asked
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos preguntado we will have asked
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis preguntado You will have asked
ellos/ellas hubieren preguntado They will have asked

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo preguntaré I will ask
tú preguntarás You will ask
él/ella preguntará He 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 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 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 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.