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colgarConjugation

colgar means to hang.

irregular (o>ue stem change)-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Indicative

Present

yocuelgo
cuelgas
él/ella/ustedcuelga
nosotroscolgamos
vosotroscolgáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescuelgan

Colgar is an o>ue stem-changer (cuelgo, cuelgas) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Future

yocolgaré
colgarás
él/ella/ustedcolgará
nosotroscolgaremos
vosotroscolgaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedescolgarán

The future tense of colgar is completely regular: colgaré, colgarás, colgará, etc.

Imperfect

yocolgaba
colgabas
él/ella/ustedcolgaba
nosotroscolgábamos
vosotroscolgabais
ellos/ellas/ustedescolgaban

The imperfect of colgar is regular: colgaba, colgabas, colgaba, colgábamos, colgabais, colgaban.

Conditional

yocolgaría
colgarías
él/ella/ustedcolgaría
nosotroscolgaríamos
vosotroscolgaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedescolgarían

The conditional is regular: colgaría, colgarías, colgaría, colgaríamos, colgaríais, colgarían.

Preterite

yocolgué
colgaste
él/ella/ustedcolgó
nosotroscolgamos
vosotroscolgasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedescolgaron

Colgar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (colgué) to keep the hard 'g' sound, but is otherwise regular.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no cuelgues
ustedno cuelgue
nosotrosno colguemos
vosotrosno colguéis
ustedesno cuelguen

Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no cuelgues, no cuelgue, no colguemos.

Imperative

cuelga
ustedcuelgue
nosotroscolguemos
vosotroscolgad
ustedescuelguen

Use 'cuelga' for friends and 'cuelgue' for formal situations.

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yocuelgue
cuelgues
él/ella/ustedcuelgue
nosotroscolguemos
vosotroscolguéis
ellos/ellas/ustedescuelguen

The present subjunctive features both the o>ue stem change and the g>gu spelling change (cuelgue).

Imperfect Subjunctive

yocolgara/colgase
colgaras/colgases
él/ella/ustedcolgara/colgase
nosotroscolgáramos/colgásemos
vosotroscolgarais/colgaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedescolgaran/colgasen

The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: colgara, colgaras, colgara...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does colgar mean in Spanish?

colgar means "to hang".

Is colgar a regular or irregular verb?

colgar is a irregular (o>ue stem change) -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate colgar in the present tense?

The present tense of colgar is: yo cuelgo, tú cuelgas, él/ella/usted cuelga, nosotros colgamos, vosotros colgáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cuelgan.

How do you conjugate colgar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of colgar is: yo colgué, tú colgaste, él/ella/usted colgó, nosotros colgamos, vosotros colgasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes colgaron.

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