albergar Preterite Conjugation
albergar — to house
The preterite of albergar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: albergué, albergaste, albergó, albergamos, albergasteis, albergaron.
albergar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed events in the past, such as when a building housed an event or when someone once harbored a specific thought.
Notes on albergar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form changes 'g' to 'gu' (albergué) to keep the hard 'g' sound. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Albergué a mi primo durante el verano.
I housed my cousin during the summer.
yo
El estadio albergó la final del torneo.
The stadium hosted the tournament final.
él/ella/usted
Ellos albergaron dudas sobre el plan.
They harbored doubts about the plan.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'albergé' for the yo form.
Correct: albergué
Why: You need the 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound; otherwise, it would sound like 'alber-hé'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: albergo
The present tense of albergar is regular: albergo, albergas, alberga, albergamos, albergáis, albergan.
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.