alegar Present Conjugation
alegar — to allege
Alegar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative: alego, alegas, alega.
alegar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current claims, habitual excuses, or general statements about what someone alleges.
Notes on alegar in the Present
This tense is fully regular. No spelling changes are needed because 'g' followed by 'o' or 'a' naturally makes the hard sound.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre alego que no tengo tiempo.
I always claim that I don't have time.
yo
Él alega que es inocente.
He claims that he is innocent.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros alegamos que el precio es muy alto.
We argue that the price is too high.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'alega' with 'alegre'.
Correct: alega
Why: 'Alegre' is an adjective meaning happy; 'alega' is the verb form for claiming/alleging.
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Related Tenses
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alega
The imperative of alegar uses 'alega' for tú and 'alegue' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alegues
The negative imperative of alegar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no alegues, no alegue.