ahogar Imperfect Conjugation
ahogar — to drown
The imperfect of ahogar is regular: ahogaba, ahogabas, ahogaba, etc.
ahogar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past situations or background descriptions, like 'the smoke was suffocating everyone'.
Notes on ahogar in the Imperfect
Ahogar is regular in the imperfect. All -ar verbs use the -aba endings.
Example Sentences
De niño, me ahogaba con facilidad.
As a child, I used to choke easily.
yo
El calor nos ahogaba durante el verano.
The heat was suffocating us during the summer.
él/ella/usted
Sentíamos que nos ahogábamos en ese cuarto pequeño.
We felt like we were suffocating in that small room.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ahogía' instead of 'ahogaba'.
Correct: ahogaba
Why: -ar verbs use -aba, while -er/-ir verbs use -ía.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ahogo
The present tense of ahogar is regular: ahogo, ahogas, ahoga, ahogamos, ahogáis, ahogan.
Preterite
yo: ahogué
The preterite of ahogar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: ahogué.
Future
yo: ahogaré
The future tense of ahogar is regular: ahogaré, ahogarás, ahogará, etc.
Conditional
yo: ahogaría
The conditional of ahogar is regular: ahogaría, ahogarías, ahogaría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ahogue
The present subjunctive of ahogar requires a spelling change to 'ahogue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ahogara
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ahogara' stem and is used for hypothetical past situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ahoga
The imperative of ahogar uses 'ahoga' (tú) and 'ahogue' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ahogues
The negative imperative always uses the spelling change: no ahogues, no ahogue.