
cabalgar Present Conjugation
cabalgar — to ride a horse
Cabalgar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: cabalgo, cabalgas, cabalga, cabalgamos, cabalgáis, cabalgan.
cabalgar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, general abilities, or actions happening right now regarding riding.
Notes on cabalgar in the Present
There are no spelling changes or irregularities in the present indicative for this verb.
Example Sentences
Yo cabalgo todos los fines de semana.
I ride every weekend.
yo
Él cabalga muy bien para su edad.
He rides very well for his age.
él/ella/usted
Ellos cabalgan por el campo ahora mismo.
They are riding through the countryside right now.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'cabalgamos' (present) with 'cabalgamos' (preterite).
Correct: Use context clues.
Why: The 'nosotros' form is identical in both tenses for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: cabalgué
Cabalgar is regular except for the 'yo' form (cabalgué), which adds a 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: cabalgaba
The imperfect of cabalgar is regular: cabalgaba, cabalgabas, cabalgaba, cabalgábamos, cabalgabais, cabalgaban.
Future
yo: cabalgaré
The future tense of cabalgar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: cabalgaría
The conditional of cabalgar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cabalgue
Cabalgar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: cabalgue, cabalgues, cabalgue, cabalguemos, cabalguéis, cabalguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cabalgara
The imperfect subjunctive of cabalgar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: cabalgara, cabalgaras, cabalgara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cabalga
The imperative uses 'cabalga' (tú) and spelling-changed forms for others: cabalgue (usted), cabalguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cabalgues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no cabalgues, no cabalgue, no cabalguemos, no cabalguéis, no cabalguen.