ahogar Negative Imperative Conjugation
ahogar — to drown
The negative imperative always uses the spelling change: no ahogues, no ahogue.
ahogar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to suffocate or overwhelm someone else, or to warn against drowning.
Notes on ahogar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'gu' spelling change because they are derived from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No me ahogues con tus problemas.
Don't overwhelm me with your problems.
tú
No ahoguen a las plantas con mucha agua.
Don't drown the plants with too much water.
ustedes
No nos ahoguemos en los detalles.
Let's not get bogged down (drown) in the details.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'no ahoga'.
Correct: no ahogues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: ahogaba
The imperfect of ahogar is regular: ahogaba, ahogabas, ahogaba, etc.
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).