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Conjugation of preguntar in Galician

preguntarto askregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Presente of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupregunto
tipreguntas
el/elapregunta
nóspreguntamos
vóspreguntades
eles/elaspreguntan

Pretéritosimple past

Completed actions in the past.

Pretérito of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupreguntei
tipreguntaches
el/elapreguntou
nóspreguntamos
vóspreguntastes
eles/elaspreguntaron

Common mistakes in the Pretérito

  • eupreguntépregunteiSpanish-style preterite; Galician first-person preterite of -ar verbs is -ei → preguntei.
  • tipreguntastepreguntachesSpanish second-person preterite ending -aste vs Galician -aches → preguntaches.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imperfecto of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupreguntaba
tipreguntabas
el/elapreguntaba
nóspreguntabamos
vóspreguntabades
eles/elaspreguntaban

Futurofuture

Actions that will happen.

Futuro of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupreguntarei
tipreguntarás
el/elapreguntará
nóspreguntaremos
vóspreguntaredes
eles/elaspreguntarán

Condicionalconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Condicional of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupreguntaría
tipreguntarías
el/elapreguntaría
nóspreguntaríamos
vóspreguntaríades
eles/elaspreguntarían

Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Subxuntivo presente of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupregunte
tipreguntes
el/elapregunte
nóspreguntemos
vóspreguntedes
eles/elaspregunten

Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente

  • tipreguntaspreguntesLearners often use the indicative instead of the subjunctive; the correct subjunctive is preguntes.

Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Subxuntivo imperfecto of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupreguntase
tipreguntases
el/elapreguntase
nóspreguntásemos
vóspreguntasedes
eles/elaspreguntasen

Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo imperfecto

  • nóspreguntáramospreguntásemosSpanish -ra variant is sometimes used by learners; Galician prefers the -se form (preguntásemos) though -áramos exists as an alternative.

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

Imperativo of preguntar
PersonConjugation
tipregunta
el/elapregunte
nóspreguntemos
vóspreguntade
eles/elaspregunten

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • vóspreguntadpreguntadeSpanish vosotros imperative ends in -d; Galician uses -de → preguntade.

Xerundiogerund

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Xerundio of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupreguntando
tipreguntando
el/elapreguntando
nóspreguntando
vóspreguntando
eles/elaspreguntando

Participiopast participle

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Participio of preguntar
PersonConjugation
eupreguntado
tipreguntado
el/elapreguntado
nóspreguntado
vóspreguntado
eles/elaspreguntado

preguntar — frequently asked questions

Is preguntar a regular verb?
Yes — preguntar is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does preguntar mean?
preguntar is a Galician verb meaning "to ask".