Pillar

to catch

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

pillar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

pillando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

pillado

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pillo I catch	I catch
tú	pillas you catch	you catch
él/ella/usted	pilla he/she/you catchs	he/she/you catchs
nosotros	pillamos we catch	we catch
vosotros	pilláis you all catch	you all catch
ellos/ustedes	pillan they/you all catch	they/you all catch

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pillaba I used to catch	I used to catch
tú	pillabas you used to catch	you used to catch
él/ella/usted	pillaba he/she/you used to catch	he/she/you used to catch
nosotros	pillábamos we used to catch	we used to catch
vosotros	pillabais you all used to catch	you all used to catch
ellos/ustedes	pillaban they/you all used to catch	they/you all used to catch

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pillé I caught	I caught
tú	pillaste you caught	you caught
él/ella/usted	pilló he/she/you caught	he/she/you caught
nosotros	pillamos we caught	we caught
vosotros	pillasteis you all caught	you all caught
ellos/ustedes	pillaron they/you all caught	they/you all caught

🔮

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pillaré I will catch	I will catch
tú	pillarás you will catch	you will catch
él/ella/usted	pillará he/she/you will catch	he/she/you will catch
nosotros	pillaremos we will catch	we will catch
vosotros	pillaréis you all will catch	you all will catch
ellos/ustedes	pillarán they/you all will catch	they/you all will catch

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pillaría I would catch	I would catch
tú	pillarías you would catch	you would catch
él/ella/usted	pillaría he/she/you would catch	he/she/you would catch
nosotros	pillaríamos we would catch	we would catch
vosotros	pillaríais you all would catch	you all would catch
ellos/ustedes	pillarían they/you all would catch	they/you all would catch

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pille that I catch	that I catch
tú	pilles that you catch	that you catch
él/ella/usted	pille that he/she/you catch	that he/she/you catch
nosotros	pillemos that we catch	that we catch
vosotros	pilléis that you all catch	that you all catch
ellos/ustedes	pillen that they/you all catch	that they/you all catch

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pillara or pillase that I caught	that I caught
tú	pillaras or pillases that you caught	that you caught
él/ella/usted	pillara or pillase that he/she/you caught	that he/she/you caught
nosotros	pilláramos or pillásemos that we caught	that we caught
vosotros	pillarais or pillaseis that you all caught	that you all caught
ellos/ustedes	pillaran or pillasen that they/you all caught	that they/you all caught

Compound Tenses

✅

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he pillado I have caught	I have caught
tú	has pillado you have caught	you have caught
él/ella/usted	ha pillado he/she/you have caught	he/she/you have caught
nosotros	hemos pillado we have caught	we have caught
vosotros	habéis pillado you all have caught	you all have caught
ellos/ustedes	han pillado they/you all have caught	they/you all have caught

⏪

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había pillado I had caught	I had caught
tú	habías pillado you had caught	you had caught
él/ella/usted	había pillado he/she/you had caught	he/she/you had caught
nosotros	habíamos pillado we had caught	we had caught
vosotros	habíais pillado you all had caught	you all had caught
ellos/ustedes	habían pillado they/you all had caught	they/you all had caught

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube pillado I had caught	I had caught
tú	hubiste pillado you had caught	you had caught
él/ella/usted	hubo pillado he/she/you had caught	he/she/you had caught
nosotros	hubimos pillado we had caught	we had caught
vosotros	hubisteis pillado you all had caught	you all had caught
ellos/ustedes	hubieron pillado they/you all had caught	they/you all had caught

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré pillado I will have caught	I will have caught
tú	habrás pillado you will have caught	you will have caught
él/ella/usted	habrá pillado he/she/you will have caught	he/she/you will have caught
nosotros	habremos pillado we will have caught	we will have caught
vosotros	habréis pillado you all will have caught	you all will have caught
ellos/ustedes	habrán pillado they/you all will have caught	they/you all will have caught

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría pillado I would have caught	I would have caught
tú	habrías pillado you would have caught	you would have caught
él/ella/usted	habría pillado he/she/you would have caught	he/she/you would have caught
nosotros	habríamos pillado we would have caught	we would have caught
vosotros	habríais pillado you all would have caught	you all would have caught
ellos/ustedes	habrían pillado they/you all would have caught	they/you all would have caught

💫

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya pillado that I have caught	that I have caught
tú	hayas pillado that you have caught	that you have caught
él/ella/usted	haya pillado that he/she/you have caught	that he/she/you have caught
nosotros	hayamos pillado that we have caught	that we have caught
vosotros	hayáis pillado that you all have caught	that you all have caught
ellos/ustedes	hayan pillado that they/you all have caught	that they/you all have caught

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera pillado that I had caught	that I had caught
tú	hubieras pillado that you had caught	that you had caught
él/ella/usted	hubiera pillado that he/she/you had caught	that he/she/you had caught
nosotros	hubiéramos pillado that we had caught	that we had caught
vosotros	hubierais pillado that you all had caught	that you all had caught
ellos/ustedes	hubieran pillado that they/you all had caught	that they/you all had caught

❗

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	pilla	catch! (you)
usted	pille	catch! (you formal)
nosotros	pillemos	let's catch!
vosotros	pillad	catch! (you all)
ustedes	pillen	catch! (you all)

🚫

Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pilles	don't catch! (you)
usted	no pille	don't catch! (you formal)
nosotros	no pillemos	let's not catch!
vosotros	no pilléis	don't catch! (you all)
ustedes	no pillen	don't catch! (you all)

Continue Learning

Explore more resources to master Spanish verb conjugations

Interactive Lessons

Learn conjugation patterns step-by-step with guided lessons and exercises

Practice with Quizzes

Test your knowledge with customizable quizzes and track your progress

Explore More Verbs

Browse 3,500+ Spanish verbs with audio pronunciations in all tenses

Back to Home

Return to the homepage to explore all VerbRocket features