agregar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
agregar — to add
The present subjunctive of agregar requires a spelling change to keep the hard 'g' sound: agregue, agregues, agregue, agreguemos, agreguéis, agreguen.
agregar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone else to add something, or when expressing doubt or a suggestion about adding an item, like in a recipe or a group chat.
Notes on agregar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a 'g' to 'gu' spelling change verb. To keep the 'g' sounding hard (like 'game') before an 'e', we must add a 'u'. Without it, 'agrege' would sound like a 'j'.
Example Sentences
Es importante que agregues sal a la sopa.
It's important that you add salt to the soup.
tú
No quiero que ellos me agreguen al grupo de WhatsApp.
I don't want them to add me to the WhatsApp group.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sugiero que agreguemos más fotos a la presentación.
I suggest that we add more photos to the presentation.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: agrege
Correct: agregue
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like a 'j'. You need the 'u' (gue) to maintain the hard 'g' sound from the infinitive 'agregar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agrego
The present tense of agregar is fully regular: agrego, agregas, agrega, agregamos, agregáis, agregan.
Preterite
yo: agregué
The preterite of agregar is regular except for the 'yo' form (agregué) to preserve the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: agregaba
The imperfect of agregar is fully regular: agregaba, agregabas, agregaba, agregábamos, agregabais, agregaban.
Future
yo: agregaré
The future tense of agregar is regular: agregaré, agregarás, agregará, agregaremos, agregaréis, agregarán.
Conditional
yo: agregaría
The conditional of agregar is regular: agregaría, agregarías, agregaría, agregaríamos, agregaríais, agregarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agregara
The imperfect subjunctive of agregar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: agregara, agregaras, agregara, agregáramos, agregarais, agregaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrega
The imperative of agregar gives commands: agrega (tú), agregue (usted), agreguemos (nosotros), agregad (vosotros), agreguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no agregues
Negative commands for agregar use the present subjunctive: no agregues, no agregue, no agreguemos, no agreguéis, no agreguen.