fugar Preterite Conjugation
fugar — to escape
Fugar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form (fugué), which adds a 'u' to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
fugar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed escape or a specific instance where something leaked at a definite point in time.
Notes on fugar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'g' to 'gu' (fugué). All other forms (fugaste, fugó, etc.) are regular.
Example Sentences
Me fugué de casa cuando tenía dieciocho años.
I ran away from home when I was eighteen.
yo
El sospechoso se fugó antes de que llegara la policía.
The suspect escaped before the police arrived.
él/ella/usted
Se fugaron por la ventana trasera.
They escaped through the back window.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'fugé' for the yo form.
Correct: fugué
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like 'he'. You need the 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound of the infinitive fugar.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fugo
The present tense of fugar is regular: fugo, fugas, fuga, fugamos, fugáis, fugan.
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).
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.