fugar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
fugar — to escape
The present subjunctive of fugar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' (fugue, fugues, fugue, fuguemos, fuguéis, fuguen).
fugar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense to express doubt, desire, or uncertainty about someone escaping or a gas leak occurring, often after phrases like 'Espero que' or 'Dudo que'.
Notes on fugar in the Present Subjunctive
Fugar is a spelling-change verb. To keep the hard 'g' sound before an 'e', you must change the 'g' to 'gu' in all forms of the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que no se fugue el gas.
I hope the gas doesn't leak.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos se fuguen de la cárcel.
I doubt that they will escape from prison.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es necesario que fuguemos el aire del sistema.
It is necessary that we bleed/vent the air from the system.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'fuge' instead of 'fugue'.
Correct: fugue
Why: Without the 'u', the 'g' would sound like an 'h' (fu-he) instead of the hard 'g' in fugar.
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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.
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.