albergar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
albergar — to house
The present subjunctive of albergar requires a spelling change (g to gu): albergue, albergues, albergue, alberguemos, alberguéis, alberguen.
albergar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing wishes, doubts, or emotions about something being housed or hosted, or when using impersonal expressions like 'es importante que'.
Notes on albergar in the Present Subjunctive
To maintain the hard 'g' sound before an 'e', the 'g' changes to 'gu' in all persons of the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que este museo albergue más arte moderno.
I hope this museum houses more modern art.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos alberguen esperanzas de ganar.
I doubt they harbor hopes of winning.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es necesario que alberguemos a los refugiados.
It is necessary that we house the refugees.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'alberge' instead of 'albergue'.
Correct: albergue
Why: Without the 'u', the 'g' would sound like a 'j' (as in 'gente'). The 'gu' preserves the original hard sound of the verb.
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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.
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.