albergar Negative Imperative Conjugation
albergar — to house
The negative imperative of albergar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no albergues, no albergue, no alberguemos, no alberguéis, no alberguen.
albergar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to house something or not to harbor specific feelings like hate or doubt.
Notes on albergar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'gu' spelling change to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
Example Sentences
No albergues odio en tu corazón.
Don't harbor hate in your heart.
tú
No alberguen dudas sobre nuestra calidad.
Don't harbor doubts about our quality.
ustedes
No alberguemos falsas esperanzas.
Let's not harbor false hopes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the 'tú' present indicative: 'no albergas'.
Correct: no albergues
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must always use the subjunctive 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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alberga
The imperative of albergar uses the present indicative for 'tú' and subjunctive forms for others: alberga, albergue, alberguemos, albergad, alberguen.