albergar Present Conjugation
albergar — to house
The present tense of albergar is regular: albergo, albergas, alberga, albergamos, albergáis, albergan.
albergar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe what a place currently houses or to talk about feelings someone habitually harbors.
Notes on albergar in the Present
Albergar is completely regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Esta biblioteca alberga miles de libros antiguos.
This library houses thousands of old books.
él/ella/usted
Todavía albergo esperanzas de encontrarlo.
I still harbor hopes of finding it.
yo
Ustedes albergan a los viajeros en su hostal.
You all house the travelers in your hostel.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'albergo' with 'abrigo' (coat/shelter).
Correct: albergo
Why: While related in meaning, 'albergar' is the verb 'to house', whereas 'abrigo' is usually a noun.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no albergues
The negative imperative of albergar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no albergues, no albergue, no alberguemos, no alberguéis, no alberguen.