pelar
to peel, to skin, to shell
Pela las patatas para la tortilla.
Peel the potatoes for the omelet.
pelar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
pelar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
pelar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
pelar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
pelar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
pelar future
Actions yet to happen.
pelar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
pelar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
pelar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
pelar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
pelar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
pelar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
pelar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
pelar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
pelar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
pelar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
pelar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.