What does pinchar mean?
pinchar means to puncture, prick, pierce in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to poke; to sting.
Spanish verb guide
Pinchar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn pinchar, meaning to puncture, prick, pierce, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: pinchandoparticiple: pinchado
Principal forms of pinchar
- Infinitive
- pinchar
- Gerund
- pinchando
- Past participle
- pinchado
Pinchar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pincho | pinché | pinchaba | pincharé |
| tú | pinchas | pinchaste | pinchabas | pincharás |
| él / ella / usted | pincha | pinchó | pinchaba | pinchará |
| nosotros/as | pinchamos | pinchamos | pinchábamos | pincharemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | pinchan | pincharon | pinchaban | pincharán |
Pattern notes
- Pinchar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with pinchar
Un clavo pinchó el neumático.A nail penetrated the car tire.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Me pinché el pulgar con una aguja.I pricked my thumb with a needle.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Se le pinchó un neumático camino a casa.She got a flat tire on her way home.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate pinchar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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