/piˈʎaɾ/ ES
/piˈʝaɾ/ MX
Translation
to catch, to grab
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Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pillo | pillé | pillaba | pillaré | pillaría |
| tú | pillas | pillaste | pillabas | pillarás | pillarías |
| él/ella/ud. | pilla | pilló | pillaba | pillará | pillaría |
| nos. | pillamos | pillamos | pillábamos | pillaremos | pillaríamos |
| vos. | pilláis | pillasteis | pillabais | pillaréis | pillaríais |
| ellos/uds. | pillan | pillaron | pillaban | pillarán | pillarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pille | pillara | pillase |
| tú | pilles | pillaras | pillases |
| él/ella/ud. | pille | pillara | pillase |
| nos. | pillemos | pilláramos | pillásemos |
| vos. | pilléis | pillarais | pillaseis |
| ellos/uds. | pillen | pillaran | pillasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | pilla |
| ud. | pille |
| nosotros | pillemos |
| vosotros | pillad |
| uds. | pillen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- pillando
- Past participle
- pillado
Examples
.
Run or you are not going to catch the bus.
.
The mother caught her son eating sweets.
¿ ?
Can you grab me the bread on the way home?
.
In the end I got the joke and laughed a lot.
.
They caught him cheating in the exam.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 4: pillar, castigo, junta and 7 more words.