Pernoctar means to stay overnight at a place, typically used when referring to spending the night somewhere temporarily, such as a hotel or a friend's house.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernocto | Yo pernocto en ese hotel. I stay overnight at that hotel.  | |
| Tú | pernoctas | Tú pernoctas en casa de tus amigos. You stay overnight at your friends' house.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernocta | Ella pernocta en la ciudad. She stays overnight in the city.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoctamos | Nosotros pernoctamos en el camping. We stay overnight at the campsite.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoctáis | Vosotros pernoctáis en ese hostal. You all stay overnight at that hostel.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernoctan | Ellos pernoctan en la playa. They stay overnight at the beach.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernocté | Anoche pernocté en un hotel cercano. Last night I stayed overnight at a nearby hotel.  | |
| Tú | pernoctaste | ¿Pernoctaste en la ciudad? Did you stay overnight in the city?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernoctó | Él pernoctó en la casa de su amigo. He stayed overnight at his friend's house.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoctamos | Nosotros pernoctamos en el camping. We stayed overnight at the campsite.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoctasteis | ¿Pernoctasteis en el hotel? Did you all stay overnight at the hotel?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernoctaron | Ellos pernoctaron en la playa. They stayed overnight at the beach.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernoctaba | Yo pernoctaba en ese hotel frecuentemente. I used to stay overnight at that hotel frequently.  | |
| Tú | pernoctabas | Tú pernoctabas en casa de tus abuelos. You used to stay overnight at your grandparents' house.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernoctaba | Ella pernoctaba en la playa durante el verano. She used to stay overnight at the beach during summer.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoctábamos | Nosotros pernoctábamos en el campamento cada fin de semana. We used to stay overnight at the campsite every weekend.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoctabais | Vosotros pernoctabais en esa casa antigua. You all used to stay overnight in that old house.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernoctaban | Ellos pernoctaban en el refugio cada invierno. They used to stay overnight at the shelter every winter.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy pernoctando | Estoy pernoctando en el hotel esta noche. I am staying overnight at the hotel tonight.  | |
| Tú | estás pernoctando | Estás pernoctando en casa de tus amigos. You are staying overnight at your friends' house.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está pernoctando | Ella está pernoctando en la playa. She is staying overnight at the beach.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos pernoctando | Estamos pernoctando en el camping. We are staying overnight at the campsite.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis pernoctando | Vosotros estáis pernoctando en el albergue. You all are staying overnight at the hostel.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están pernoctando | Ellos están pernoctando en la casa de campo. They are staying overnight at the country house.  | 
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a pernoctar | Voy a pernoctar en el hotel esta noche. I am going to stay overnight at the hotel tonight.  | |
| Tú | vas a pernoctar | ¿Vas a pernoctar en casa de tus padres? Are you going to stay overnight at your parents' house?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a pernoctar | Ella va a pernoctar en la cabaña. She is going to stay overnight at the cabin.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a pernoctar | Vamos a pernoctar en la playa. We are going to stay overnight at the beach.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a pernoctar | ¿Vais a pernoctar en el camping? Are you all going to stay overnight at the campsite?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a pernoctar | Ellos van a pernoctar en la ciudad. They are going to stay overnight in the city.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernoctaré | Mañana pernoctaré en ese hotel. Tomorrow I will stay overnight at that hotel.  | |
| Tú | pernoctarás | Tú pernoctarás en casa de tus abuelos. You will stay overnight at your grandparents' house.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernoctará | Él pernoctará en la ciudad esta noche. He will stay overnight in the city tonight.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoctaremos | Nosotros pernoctaremos en el camping. We will stay overnight at the campsite.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoctaréis | Vosotros pernoctaréis en ese hostal. You all will stay overnight at that hostel.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernoctarán | Ellos pernoctarán en la playa. They will stay overnight at the beach.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernoctaría | Yo pernoctaría en ese hotel si tuviera tiempo. I would stay overnight at that hotel if I had time.  | |
| Tú | pernoctarías | Tú pernoctarías en la casa de tus abuelos. You would stay overnight at your grandparents' house.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernoctaría | Él pernoctaría en la playa si fuera verano. He would stay overnight at the beach if it were summer.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoctaríamos | Nosotros pernoctaríamos en el camping si hace buen tiempo. We would stay overnight at the campsite if the weather is good.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoctaríais | Vosotros pernoctaríais en esa cabaña si la encontráis disponible. You all would stay overnight in that cabin if you find it available.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernoctarían | Ellos pernoctarían en el hotel si no estuviera lleno. They would stay overnight at the hotel if it weren't full.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he pernoctado | Yo he pernoctado en ese hotel varias veces. I have stayed overnight at that hotel several times.  | |
| Tú | has pernoctado | Tú has pernoctado en esa casa muchas veces. You have stayed overnight at that house many times.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha pernoctado | Ella ha pernoctado en ese refugio recientemente. She has stayed overnight at that shelter recently.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos pernoctado | Nosotros hemos pernoctado en ese camping varias veces. We have stayed overnight at that campsite several times.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis pernoctado | Vosotros habéis pernoctado en ese hostal muchas veces. You all have stayed overnight at that hostel many times.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han pernoctado | Ellos han pernoctado en ese hotel varias veces. They have stayed overnight at that hotel several times.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había pernoctado | Yo había pernoctado en ese hotel antes. I had stayed overnight at that hotel before.  | |
| Tú | habías pernoctado | Tú habías pernoctado en esa ciudad antes. You had stayed overnight in that city before.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había pernoctado | Ella había pernoctado en la casa de sus abuelos. She had stayed overnight at her grandparents' house.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos pernoctado | Nosotros habíamos pernoctado en ese camping. We had stayed overnight at that campsite.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais pernoctado | Vosotros habíais pernoctado en ese hostal. You all had stayed overnight at that hostel.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían pernoctado | Ellos habían pernoctado en la playa. They had stayed overnight at the beach.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré pernoctado | Para mañana, habré pernoctado en otro país. By tomorrow, I will have stayed overnight in another country.  | |
| Tú | habrás pernoctado | Para entonces, habrás pernoctado en varias ciudades. By then, you will have stayed overnight in several cities.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá pernoctado | Ella habrá pernoctado en el hotel para esa fecha. She will have stayed overnight at the hotel by that date.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos pernoctado | Nosotros habremos pernoctado en el campamento. We will have stayed overnight at the campsite.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis pernoctado | Vosotros habréis pernoctado en la casa de campo. You all will have stayed overnight at the country house.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán pernoctado | Ellos habrán pernoctado en el aeropuerto. They will have stayed overnight at the airport.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría pernoctado | Yo habría pernoctado en ese hotel. I would have stayed overnight at that hotel.  | |
| Tú | habrías pernoctado | Tú habrías pernoctado si hubieras llegado temprano. You would have stayed overnight if you had arrived early.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría pernoctado | Él habría pernoctado en la ciudad. He would have stayed overnight in the city.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos pernoctado | Nosotros habríamos pernoctado en la playa. We would have stayed overnight at the beach.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais pernoctado | Vosotros habríais pernoctado en esa casa. You all would have stayed overnight at that house.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían pernoctado | Ellos habrían pernoctado en el campamento. They would have stayed overnight at the campsite.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernoque | Espero que yo pernoque en ese hotel. I hope that I stay overnight at that hotel.  | |
| Tú | pernoques | Es importante que tú pernoques en casa. It's important that you stay overnight at home.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernoque | Es posible que él pernoque en la ciudad. It's possible that he stays overnight in the city.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoquemos | Queremos que nosotros pernoquemos juntos. We want us to stay overnight together.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoquéis | Dudo que vosotros pernoquéis allí. I doubt that you all stay overnight there.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernoquen | Es bueno que ellos pernoquen en el refugio. It's good that they stay overnight at the shelter.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernoctara | Esperaba que yo pernoctara en casa de mis abuelos. I hoped that I stayed overnight at my grandparents' house.  | |
| Tú | pernoctaras | Dudaba que tú pernoctaras en ese hotel. I doubted that you stayed overnight at that hotel.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernoctara | No creía que él pernoctara fuera de la ciudad. I didn't believe that he stayed overnight outside the city.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoctáramos | Queríamos que nosotros pernoctáramos juntos. We wanted us to stay overnight together.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoctarais | Pensaba que vosotros pernoctarais en la cabaña. I thought that you all stayed overnight in the cabin.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernoctaran | No sabían que ellos pernoctaran en la playa. They didn't know that they stayed overnight at the beach.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernoctare | Si viajas, pernoctare en ese hotel. If you travel, I will stay overnight at that hotel.  | |
| Tú | pernoctares | Cuando llegues, pernoctares en la ciudad. When you arrive, you will stay overnight in the city.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernoctare | Es posible que pernoctare en la casa de campo. He/She/You may stay overnight at the country house.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoctáremos | Mañana pernoctáremos en la playa. Tomorrow we will stay overnight at the beach.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoctareis | Vosotros pernoctareis en el camping si hace buen tiempo. You all will stay overnight at the campsite if the weather is good.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernoctaren | Quizá pernoctaren en la ciudad por trabajo. They/You all may stay overnight in the city for work.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya pernoctado | Espero que haya pernoctado en casa. I hope he/she has stayed overnight at home.  | |
| Tú | hayas pernoctado | Es posible que hayas pernoctado allí. It's possible that you have stayed overnight there.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya pernoctado | Es importante que él haya pernoctado en el hotel. It's important that he has stayed overnight at the hotel.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos pernoctado | Dudo que hayamos pernoctado fuera. I doubt that we have stayed overnight elsewhere.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis pernoctado | No creo que hayáis pernoctado en esa casa. I don't think you all have stayed overnight in that house.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan pernoctado | Me alegra que hayan pernoctado en el refugio. I'm glad that they have stayed overnight at the shelter.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera pernoctado | Si hubiera pernoctado allí, habría estado seguro. If I had stayed overnight there, I would have been safe.  | |
| Tú | hubieras pernoctado | Es posible que hubieras pernoctado en ese hotel. You might have stayed overnight at that hotel.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera pernoctado | Ella habría pernoctado en la ciudad si hubiera sabido. She would have stayed overnight in the city if she had known.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos pernoctado | Nosotros habríamos pernoctado en la playa si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have stayed overnight at the beach if we had had time.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais pernoctado | Vosotros habríais pernoctado en esa casa si hubierais llegado antes. You all would have stayed overnight at that house if you had arrived earlier.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran pernoctado | Ellos habrían pernoctado en el camping si hubiera sido posible. They would have stayed overnight at the campsite if it had been possible.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere pernoctado | Para entonces, ya hubiere pernoctado allí. By then, I will have already stayed overnight there.  | |
| Tú | hubieres pernoctado | Es posible que tú hubieres pernoctado en casa. It is possible that you will have stayed overnight at home.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere pernoctado | Es probable que él hubiere pernoctado en el hotel. He probably will have stayed overnight at the hotel.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos pernoctado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos pernoctado antes de partir. Maybe we will have stayed overnight before leaving.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis pernoctado | Para mañana, vosotros hubiereis pernoctado en la ciudad. By tomorrow, you all will have stayed overnight in the city.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren pernoctado | Es posible que ellos hubieren pernoctado en la montaña. It is possible that they will have stayed overnight in the mountains.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pernocta | ¡Pernocta en la habitación esta noche! Stay overnight in the room tonight!  | |
| Tú | pernocta | ¡Pernocta en casa de tus abuelos! Stay overnight at your grandparents' house!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | pernocta | ¡Pernocta en el hotel si quieres descansar! Stay overnight at the hotel if you want to rest!  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | pernoctemos | ¡Pernoctemos en la playa esta semana! Let's stay overnight at the beach this week!  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | pernoctad | ¡Pernoctad en el camping si os gusta la aventura! Stay overnight at the campsite if you like adventure!  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pernocten | ¡Pernocten en la casa de campo durante las vacaciones! Stay overnight at the country house during the holidays!  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no pernocte | No pernocte en esa zona peligrosa. Do not stay overnight in that dangerous area.  | |
| Tú | no pernoques | No pernoques en esa casa abandonada. Don't stay overnight in that abandoned house.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no pernoque | Por favor, no pernoque en el parque. Please, do not stay overnight in the park.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no pernoquemos | No pernoquemos en ese hotel barato. Let's not stay overnight in that cheap hotel.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no pernoquéis | No pernoquéis en esa zona peligrosa. Don't stay overnight in that dangerous area.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no pernoquen | No pernoquen en ese camping sin permiso. They should not stay overnight at that campsite without permission.  | 
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