The Imperfect Tense of pescar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Yo pescaba en el río todos los veranos. (I used to fish in the river every summer.)

Pescar is a regular -ar verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Pescar (to fish) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The imperfect tense of pescar is used to describe ongoing, repeated or habitual actions in the past.

Catching fish: Por ejemplo, de niño pescaba en el río todos los veranos. (For example, as a child I used to fish in the river every summer.)

Trying to get or obtain something: Por ejemplo, pescaba buenas ofertas en las rebajas. (For example, I tried to catch good deals during the sales.)

Colloquial: Trying to understand or figure something out: Por ejemplo, no pescaba nada de lo que decía el profesor. (For example, I didn’t catch anything the teacher was saying.)

Rude: Trying to pick someone up or flirt: Por ejemplo, el viejo verde pescaba a las chicas en el bar. (For example, the dirty old man was trying to pick up girls at the bar.)

Examples

Examples of Pescar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo pescaba en el río todos los fines de semana. (I used to fish in the river every weekend.)

Cuando éramos niños, pescábamos en el lago con nuestro abuelo. (When we were kids, we used to fish in the lake with our grandfather.)

Ellos pescaban por diversión, no por necesidad. (They used to fish for fun, not out of necessity.)

Nosotros pescábamos en el mar durante las vacaciones. (We used to fish in the sea during vacations.)

Ella pescaba para relajarse después del trabajo. (She used to fish to relax after work.)

Tú pescabas con tu padre cuando eras pequeño, ¿verdad? (You used to fish with your father when you were little, right?)

Ellas pescaban en el río y luego cocinaban lo que atrapaban. (They used to fish in the river and then cook what they caught.)

¿Pescabas con caña o con red? (Did you use to fish with a rod or a net?)

Ustedes pescaban de manera sostenible, ¿no es así? (You used to fish sustainably, didn’t you?)

Él pescaba en secreto, aunque su esposa no lo aprobaba. (He used to fish secretly, even though his wife didn’t approve.)

Mis amigos y yo pescábamos en el lago los fines de semana. (My friends and I used to fish in the lake on weekends.)

¿Pescabas por deporte o por necesidad? (Did you use to fish for sport or out of necessity?)

Ellos pescaban con anzuelos hechos a mano. (They used to fish with handmade hooks.)

Nosotros pescábamos en el río cuando había luna llena. (We used to fish in the river when there was a full moon.)

Tú pescabas con tu abuelo en el lago, ¿no es cierto? (You used to fish with your grandfather in the lake, didn’t you?)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.