perecerverb
Perecer means to perish in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as perecieron, pereció and perece.
- to perish
No quiero perecer en este lugar.
I do not want to perish in this place.
Si no hay agua, muchos pueden perecer.
If there is no water, many can perish.
El Yemen está pereciendo y a nadie le importa.
Yemen is dying and nobody cares.
Debemos aprender a vivir juntos como hermanos, o pereceremos juntos como tontos.
We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| perecieron | they | Preterite |
| pereció | he, she, it | Preterite |
| perece | he, she, it | Present |
| perecen | they | Present |
| perezca | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| perecerá | he, she, it | Future |
| perecerán | they | Future |
| pereciendo | Gerund | |
| perecían | they | Imperfect |
| pereciera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| pereceremos | we | Future |