fugar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
fugar — to escape
The imperfect subjunctive of fugar is formed using the -ra endings: fugara, fugaras, fugara, fugáramos, fugarais, fugaran.
fugar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations involving an escape or to describe past requests or doubts about someone fleeing.
Notes on fugar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Fugar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, following the standard pattern derived from the third-person plural preterite (fugaron).
Example Sentences
Si se fugara el agua, tendríamos un problema.
If the water were to leak, we would have a problem.
él/ella/usted
Me dio miedo que se fugaran los presos.
It scared me that the prisoners might escape.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nos fugáramos ahora, nadie nos vería.
If we ran away now, nobody would see us.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'fugáramos'.
Correct: fugáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: fugaba
The imperfect of fugar is regular for -ar verbs: fugaba, fugabas, fugaba, fugábamos, fugabais, fugaban.
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).
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.