albergar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
albergar — to house
The imperfect subjunctive of albergar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: albergara, albergaras, albergara, albergáramos, albergarais, albergaran.
albergar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations, past emotions, or polite requests involving hosting or harboring feelings.
Notes on albergar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It follows the standard -ar verb pattern for the imperfect subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Si la ciudad albergara las Olimpiadas, sería increíble.
If the city hosted the Olympics, it would be incredible.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que albergaras menos rencor.
I would like you to harbor less resentment.
tú
No creía que albergaran a tantos invitados.
I didn't think they were housing so many guests.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'albergaramos'.
Correct: albergáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alberga
The imperative of albergar uses the present indicative for 'tú' and subjunctive forms for others: alberga, albergue, alberguemos, albergad, alberguen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no albergues
The negative imperative of albergar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no albergues, no albergue, no alberguemos, no alberguéis, no alberguen.