cargar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cargar — to carry
The imperative of cargar gives direct orders: carga (tú), cargue (usted), cargad (vosotros), carguen (ustedes).
cargar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to load something or charge a device immediately.
Notes on cargar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the 'gu' spelling change (cargue, carguen, carguemos).
Example Sentences
Carga tu celular ahora.
Charge your phone now.
tú
Cargue la batería, por favor.
Charge the battery, please.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: carge (usted)
Correct: cargue
Why: Formal commands follow the subjunctive spelling rules, requiring the 'gu'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cargo
Cargar is completely regular in the present tense: cargo, cargas, carga, cargamos, cargáis, cargan.
Preterite
yo: cargué
The preterite of cargar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (cargué) to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: cargaba
The imperfect of cargar is regular: cargaba, cargabas, cargaba, cargábamos, cargabais, cargaban.
Future
yo: cargaré
The future of cargar is regular, formed by adding endings to the full infinitive: cargaré, cargarás, cargará...
Conditional
yo: cargaría
The conditional of cargar is regular: cargaría, cargarías, cargaría, cargaríamos, cargaríais, cargarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cargue
The present subjunctive of cargar requires a 'gu' spelling change in all forms: cargue, cargues, cargue...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cargara
The imperfect subjunctive of cargar is regular: cargara, cargaras, cargara, cargáramos, cargarais, cargaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cargues
Negative commands for cargar always use the 'gu' spelling: no cargues, no cargue, no carguemos, no carguéis, no carguen.