The Conditional Mood of pescar is used to express what you would do under certain circumstances, for example: Si tuviera una caña de pescar, pescaría en el lago. (If I had a fishing rod, I would fish in the lake.)

Pescar is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional follow the same pattern as other verbs ending in -ar.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Pescar (to fish) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The Conditional (Indicative) of pescar is used to express what would happen under certain conditions or hypothetical situations.

To fish or catch fish: For example, Si tuviera una caña de pescar, pescaría en el río. (If I had a fishing rod, I would fish in the river.)

To obtain or get something: For example, Pescaría un resfriado si saliera sin abrigo. (I would catch a cold if I went out without a coat.)

To understand or comprehend (colloquial): For example, No pescaría ni una palabra de lo que dices. (I wouldn’t understand a single word of what you’re saying.)

To trick or deceive (colloquial): For example, Te pescaría con una mentira para que me prestes dinero. (I would trick you with a lie to lend me money.)

To catch someone doing something (colloquial, rude): For example, Te pescaría manoseando a mi novia. (I would catch you groping my girlfriend.)

Examples

Examples of Pescar in the Conditional Mood

Si tuviera una caña de pescar, pescaría en ese lago. (If I had a fishing rod, I would fish in that lake.)

Ellos pescarían más peces si usaran cebo vivo. (They would catch more fish if they used live bait.)

¿Pescarías conmigo el próximo fin de semana? (Would you go fishing with me next weekend?)

Nosotros pescaríamos en el río, pero está contaminado. (We would fish in the river, but it’s polluted.)

Los niños pescarían toda la tarde si pudieran. (The kids would fish all afternoon if they could.)

Aunque no tengo experiencia, pescaría para intentarlo. (Even though I don’t have experience, I would fish to try it.)

¿Crees que pescaríamos algo si fuéramos a la laguna? (Do you think we would catch anything if we went to the lagoon?)

Mis amigos pescarían en el océano si tuvieran un bote. (My friends would fish in the ocean if they had a boat.)

Dicen que pescarías más con una caña telescópica. (They say you would catch more with a telescopic rod.)

Para relajarme, pescaría en un lugar tranquilo. (To relax, I would fish in a quiet place.)

Aunque no me gusta comer pescado, pescaría por diversión. (Even though I don’t like eating fish, I would fish for fun.)

Si tuviéramos un día libre, pescaríamos en el lago cercano. (If we had a day off, we would fish at the nearby lake.)

Ellas pescarían con mosca si supieran cómo hacerlo. (They would fly fish if they knew how to do it.)

Dicen que pescarías más con carnada viva que con cebo artificial. (They say you would catch more with live bait than with artificial lures.)

Para celebrar su cumpleaños, pescaría con mi hijo. (To celebrate his birthday, I would go fishing with my son.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Pescar (to fish) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.