colgar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
colgar — to hang
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: colgara, colgaras, colgara...
colgar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' situations (If I hung the mirror there...) or when you wanted someone to hang something in the past.
Notes on colgar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for colgar. It uses the third-person plural preterite stem (colgar-). Note that there is no o>ue stem change here.
Example Sentences
Si yo colgara eso ahí, se caería.
If I hung that there, it would fall.
yo
Me pidió que colgara las toallas.
He asked me to hang up the towels.
yo
Si colgáramos el reloj aquí, se vería mejor.
If we hung the clock here, it would look better.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cuelgara
Correct: colgara
Why: There is no stem change in the imperfect subjunctive for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cuelgo
Colgar is an o>ue stem-changer (cuelgo, cuelgas) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: colgué
Colgar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (colgué) to keep the hard 'g' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: colgaba
The imperfect of colgar is regular: colgaba, colgabas, colgaba, colgábamos, colgabais, colgaban.
Future
yo: colgaré
The future tense of colgar is completely regular: colgaré, colgarás, colgará, etc.
Conditional
yo: colgaría
The conditional is regular: colgaría, colgarías, colgaría, colgaríamos, colgaríais, colgarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cuelgue
The present subjunctive features both the o>ue stem change and the g>gu spelling change (cuelgue).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cuelga
Use 'cuelga' for friends and 'cuelgue' for formal situations.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cuelgues
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no cuelgues, no cuelgue, no colguemos.