Spanish Verb PREGUNTAR - to ask (a question). Regular AR family

Spanish Verb PREGUNTAR: to ask (a question)

The Spanish verb preguntar means 'to ask (a question) ' and is a regular Spanish AR verb.

To remember this, imagine whenever you ask a question of your German friend GUNTAR you say, "PRAY GUNTAR, could you do me a favour old boy?"

There are over 6500 Spanish -AR verbs which make no changes to the stem in any tense. During February a new regular -AR verb is featured each day to enable you to consolidate the regular AR verb family. You will learn other regular verbs such as bañar, flipar, molar, pelar, and others.

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Read on, below the PREGUNTAR verb table...

to ask: preguntar
Imagine whenever you ask a question of your German friend GUNTAR you say, "PRAY GUNTAR,
could you do me a favour old boy?"

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE preguntar
Simple Tenses preguntar
TENSE	yo	tú	él, ella, usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos, ellas, ustedes
Present Presente ask	pregunto	preguntas	pregunta	preguntamos	preguntáis	preguntan
Imperfect Imperfecto asked	preguntaba	preguntabas	preguntaba	preguntábamos	preguntabais	preguntaban
Preterit Pretérito asked	pregunté	preguntaste	preguntó	preguntamos	preguntasteis	preguntaron
Future Futuro will ask	preguntaré	preguntarás	preguntará	preguntaremos	preguntaréis	preguntarán
Conditional Condicional would ask	preguntaría	preguntarías	preguntaría	preguntaríamos	preguntaríais	preguntarían
Subjunctive Subjuntivo may ask	pregunte	preguntes	pregunte	preguntemos	preguntéis	pregunten
Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjuntivo may ask	preguntara	preguntaras	preguntara	preguntáramos	preguntarais	preguntaran
	preguntase	preguntases	preguntase	preguntásemos	preguntaseis	preguntasen
Imperative Tenses preguntar
Imperative Imperativo ask!		¡pregunta!	¡pregunte!	¡preguntemos!	¡preguntad!	¡pregunten!
Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo don't ask!		¡no preguntes!	¡no pregunte!	¡no preguntemos!	¡no preguntéis!	¡no pregunten!
Compound Tenses preguntar - Past Participle preguntado - asked
Present Perfect Perfecto de Indicativo have asked	he preguntado	has preguntado	ha preguntado	hemos preguntado	habéis preguntado	han preguntado
Preterit Perfect Pretérito Anterior had asked	hube preguntado	hubiste preguntado	hubo preguntado	hubimos preguntado	hubisteis preguntado	hubieron preguntado
Past Perfect Pluscuamperfecto had asked	había preguntado	habías preguntado	había preguntado	habíamos preguntado	habíais preguntado	habían preguntado
Present Perfect Subjunctive Presente perfecto have asked	haya preguntado	hayas preguntado	haya preguntado	hayamos preguntado	hayáis preguntado	hayan preguntado
Future Perfect Futuro Perfecto will have asked	habré preguntado	habrás preguntado	habrá preguntado	habremos preguntado	habréis preguntado	habrán preguntado
Conditional Perfect Condicional Perfecto would have asked	habría preguntado	habrías preguntado	habría preguntado	habríamos preguntado	habríais preguntado	habrían preguntado
Pluperfect Pluscuamperfecto may have asked	hubiera preguntado	hubieras preguntado	hubiera preguntado	hubiéramos preguntado	hubierais preguntado	hubieran preguntado
Pluperfect Pluscuamperfecto may have asked	hubiese preguntado	hubieses preguntado	hubiese preguntado	hubiésemos preguntado	hubieseis preguntado	hubiesen preguntado
Progressive Tenses: Present Participle preguntando - asking
Present Progressive Presente Progressivo am asking	estoy preguntando	estás preguntando	está preguntando	estamos preguntando	está preguntando	están preguntando
Preterit Progressive Pretérito was asking	estuve preguntando	estuviste preguntando	estuvo preguntando	estuvimos preguntando	estuvisteis preguntando	estuvieron preguntando
Imperfect Progressive Imperfecto had been asking	estaba preguntando	estabas preguntando	estaba preguntando	estábamos preguntando	estabais preguntando	estaban preguntando
Future Progressive Futuro Perfecto will be asking	estaré preguntando	estarás preguntando	estará preguntando	estaremos preguntando	estaréis preguntando	estarán preguntando
Conditional Progressive Condicional perfecto would've been asking	estaría preguntando	estarías preguntando	estabría preguntando	estaríamos preguntando	estaríais preguntando	estarían preguntando
Subjunctive Progressive Subjuntivo may've been asking	que ~ preguntando	que ~ preguntando	que ~ preguntando	que ~ preguntando	que ~ preguntando	que ~ preguntando

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MORE on the SPANISH VERB preguntar

preguntar can also mean: to inquire.
preguntar a alguien :: to ask someone.
preguntar por :: to ask for.
preguntar si :: to ask if.
preguntar sobre :: to ask about.
preguntarse (vr): to ask oneself, to wonder.

la pregunta (nf ): question; issue, point.
el preguntón /la preguntona (nm/f): nosy parker, nosy person, busybody.
preguntón/ona (adj): nosy, inquisitive.

Preguntas y respuestas: Questions and answers.

vos replaces tú - you, informal, singular -
- in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and also in some countries of Central America.
Sometimes it also replaces the formal singular 'Usted'.
In regular AR verbs, the conjugations remain the same as for tú except for the addition of accents in the following tenses:
Presente: vos preguntás
Imperativo: ¡preguntá!

HOW TO CONQUER SPANISH VERB CONJUGATION

The Spanish verb for ask preguntar is an Regular AR verb.
Learn to conjugate preguntar and it will reinforce this regular pattern.
Do a series of verbs every day for a month and you will have a solid knowledge of the verbs' conjugation patterns. Keep doing them with a new one every day from the Spanish Verbs List.
The same applies to the various patterns. Each month we feature a daily verb from one of the major pattern groups.
Repeating these tables aloud 10 times throughout the day will better embed the patterns into your subconscious, and your long term memory.
Reciting aloud is a great way for you to practice your pronunciation, and helps you to memorize the conjugations.

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