albergar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
albergar — to house
The imperative of albergar uses the present indicative for 'tú' and subjunctive forms for others: alberga, albergue, alberguemos, albergad, alberguen.
albergar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct orders or suggestions to house someone or to host an event.
Notes on albergar in the Affirmative Imperative
The forms for 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' require the 'g' to 'gu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
Alberga a tu hermano por unos días, por favor.
House your brother for a few days, please.
tú
Albergue este proyecto en su departamento.
Host this project in your department.
usted
Albergad a los viajeros con generosidad.
House the travelers with generosity.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'alberge' for the 'usted' command.
Correct: albergue
Why: The spelling change to 'gu' is necessary to keep the hard 'g' sound in the command form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: albergo
The present tense of albergar is regular: albergo, albergas, alberga, albergamos, albergáis, albergan.
Preterite
yo: albergué
The preterite of albergar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: albergué, albergaste, albergó, albergamos, albergasteis, albergaron.
Imperfect
yo: albergaba
The imperfect of albergar is regular: albergaba, albergabas, albergaba, albergábamos, albergabais, albergaban.
Future
yo: albergaré
The future of albergar is regular: albergaré, albergarás, albergará, albergaremos, albergaréis, albergarán.
Conditional
yo: albergaría
The conditional of albergar is regular: albergaría, albergarías, albergaría, albergaríamos, albergaríais, albergarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: albergue
The present subjunctive of albergar requires a spelling change (g to gu): albergue, albergues, albergue, alberguemos, alberguéis, alberguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: albergara
The imperfect subjunctive of albergar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: albergara, albergaras, albergara, albergáramos, albergarais, albergaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no albergues
The negative imperative of albergar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no albergues, no albergue, no alberguemos, no alberguéis, no alberguen.