fugar Imperfect Conjugation
fugar — to escape
The imperfect of fugar is regular for -ar verbs: fugaba, fugabas, fugaba, fugábamos, fugabais, fugaban.
fugar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe ongoing escapes in the past, habitual fleeing, or to set the scene (e.g., 'the gas was leaking when...').
Notes on fugar in the Imperfect
Fugar is completely regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
El agua se fugaba lentamente del tanque.
The water was slowly leaking from the tank.
él/ella/usted
De niños, siempre nos fugábamos de la escuela.
As kids, we were always running away from school.
nosotros
Los presos fugaban por un túnel todas las noches.
The prisoners used to escape through a tunnel every night.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'fugia' instead of 'fugaba'.
Correct: fugaba
Why: -ar verbs use -aba endings in the imperfect, while -er/-ir verbs use -ía.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fugo
The present tense of fugar is regular: fugo, fugas, fuga, fugamos, fugáis, fugan.
Preterite
yo: fugué
Fugar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form (fugué), which adds a 'u' to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
Future
yo: fugaré
The future tense is regular; just add endings to the infinitive: fugaré, fugarás, fugará, fugaremos, fugaréis, fugarán.
Conditional
yo: fugaría
The conditional of fugar is regular: fugaría, fugarías, fugaría, fugaríamos, fugaríais, fugarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fugue
The present subjunctive of fugar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' (fugue, fugues, fugue, fuguemos, fuguéis, fuguen).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fugara
The imperfect subjunctive of fugar is formed using the -ra endings: fugara, fugaras, fugara, fugáramos, fugarais, fugaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fuga
The imperative uses 'fuga' (tú) and 'fugue' (usted/ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fugues
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no fugues, no fugue, no fuguemos, no fuguéis, no fuguen.