agregar Preterite Conjugation
agregar — to add
The preterite of agregar is regular except for the 'yo' form (agregué) to preserve the hard 'g' sound.
agregar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of adding something at a specific point in the past, like adding an ingredient or a contact.
Notes on agregar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (agregué). The 'g' changes to 'gu' before the 'é' to keep the sound consistent. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Ayer agregué a María en Facebook.
Yesterday I added Maria on Facebook.
yo
¿Agregaste la leche a la mezcla?
Did you add the milk to the mixture?
tú
El chef agregó especias al plato principal.
The chef added spices to the main dish.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: agregé
Correct: agregué
Why: Without the 'u', the 'g' would sound like an 'h/j' sound (ah-re-HEH) instead of a hard 'g' (ah-gre-GEH).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agrego
The present tense of agregar is fully regular: agrego, agregas, agrega, agregamos, agregáis, agregan.
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.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agregue
The present subjunctive of agregar requires a spelling change to keep the hard 'g' sound: agregue, agregues, agregue, agreguemos, agreguéis, agreguen.
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.