alegar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
alegar — to allege
The imperative of alegar uses 'alega' for tú and 'alegue' for usted.
alegar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when instructing someone on what to claim or argue, usually in a legal or debate context.
Notes on alegar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' require the 'gu' spelling change (alegue, aleguen, aleguemos).
Example Sentences
Alega que no estabas allí.
Claim that you weren't there.
tú
Alegue sus motivos ante el juez.
State/allege your reasons before the judge.
Aleguemos que fue un malentendido.
Let's claim it was a misunderstanding.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: alege (for usted)
Correct: alegue
Why: Formal commands use the subjunctive forms, which require the 'gu' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alego
Alegar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative: alego, alegas, alega.
Preterite
yo: alegué
Alegar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'alegué'.
Imperfect
yo: alegaba
The imperfect of alegar is regular: alegaba, alegabas, alegaba, alegábamos.
Future
yo: alegaré
The future of alegar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (alegaré, alegarás, alegará).
Conditional
yo: alegaría
The conditional of alegar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (alegaría, alegarías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: alegue
The present subjunctive of alegar requires a spelling change to 'alegue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alegara
The imperfect subjunctive of alegar is formed regularly from the third-person plural preterite: alegara, alegaras, alegara.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alegues
The negative imperative of alegar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no alegues, no alegue.