ahogar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
ahogar — to drown
The present subjunctive of ahogar requires a spelling change to 'ahogue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
ahogar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense to express wishes, doubts, or emotions about someone or something drowning or being overwhelmed, often after phrases like 'espero que' or 'no quiero que'.
Notes on ahogar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a spelling-change verb. The 'g' changes to 'gu' before the 'e' endings (ahogue, ahogues, etc.) to maintain the hard 'g' sound from the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Espero que no te ahogues con ese vaso de agua.
I hope you don't choke on that glass of water.
tú
No quiero que las deudas me ahoguen.
I don't want debts to drown me.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es posible que el humo nos ahogue un poco.
It's possible the smoke might choke us a bit.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'ahoge' instead of 'ahogue'.
Correct: ahogue
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like a 'j'. You must add the 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound of the verb.
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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.
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.