preguntar — to ask; to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder
preguntar is the #202 most common word in Spanish, a verb. It means “to ask; to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder” and is pronounced /pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/.
#202frequency rank
0.05%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of preguntar
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pregunto | I · present | I ask |
| pregunté | I · past | I asked |
| preguntado | past participle | asked |
| preguntar | infinitive | to ask |
| preguntando | -ing form | asking |
| preguntado | singular · past participle | asked |
| preguntada | singular · past participle | asked |
| preguntados | plural · past participle | asked |
| preguntadas | plural · past participle | asked |
| preguntas | you · present | you ask |
| preguntás | you · present | you ask |
| pregunta | he/she · present | he/she asks |
| preguntamos | we · present | we ask |
| preguntáis | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) ask |
| preguntan | they · present | they ask |
| preguntaba | I · imperfect | I used to ask |
| preguntabas | you · imperfect | you used to ask |
| preguntaba | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to ask |
| preguntábamos | we · imperfect | we used to ask |
| preguntabais | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to ask |
| preguntaban | they · imperfect | they used to ask |
| preguntaste | you · past | you asked |
| preguntó | he/she · past | he/she asked |
| preguntamos | we · past | we asked |
| preguntasteis | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) asked |
| preguntaron | they · past | they asked |
| preguntaré | I · future | I will ask |
| preguntarás | you · future | you will ask |
| preguntará | he/she · future | he/she will ask |
| preguntaremos | we · future | we will ask |
| preguntaréis | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will ask |
| preguntarán | they · future | they will ask |
| preguntaría | I · conditional | I would ask |
| preguntarías | you · conditional | you would ask |
| preguntaría | he/she · conditional | he/she would ask |
| preguntaríamos | we · conditional | we would ask |
| preguntaríais | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would ask |
| preguntarían | they · conditional | they would ask |
| pregunte | I · subjunctive present | (that) I ask |
| preguntes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you ask |
| preguntés | you · subjunctive present | (that) you ask |
| pregunte | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she ask |
| preguntemos | we · subjunctive present | (that) we ask |
| preguntéis | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) ask |
| pregunten | they · subjunctive present | (that) they ask |
| preguntara | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I asked |
| preguntaras | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you asked |
| preguntara | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she asked |
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