halagar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
halagar — to flatter
The imperative uses the 'gu' spelling change for formal commands and 'nosotros': halaga, halague, halaguemos, halagad, halaguen.
halagar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to flatter or praise another person.
Notes on halagar in the Affirmative Imperative
The spelling change 'g' to 'gu' occurs in all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros' to keep the pronunciation consistent.
Example Sentences
Halaga a tu abuela, le gusta mucho.
Flatter your grandmother, she likes it a lot.
tú
Halague a su jefe si quiere el ascenso.
Flatter your boss if you want the promotion.
usted
Halaguemos a los invitados al llegar.
Let's flatter/praise the guests when they arrive.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: halage (usted)
Correct: halague
Why: Formal commands use the subjunctive stem, which requires the 'gu' spelling change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: halago
Halagar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: halago, halagas, halaga, halagamos, halagáis, halagan.
Preterite
yo: halagué
Halagar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form (halagué), which requires a spelling change.
Imperfect
yo: halagaba
The imperfect of halagar is regular: halagaba, halagabas, halagaba, halagábamos, halagabais, halagaban.
Future
yo: halagaré
The future of halagar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: halagaría
The conditional of halagar is regular: halagaría, halagarías, halagaría, halagaríamos, halagaríais, halagarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: halague
Halagar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all present subjunctive forms: halague, halagues, halague, halaguemos, halaguéis, halaguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: halagara
The imperfect subjunctive of halagar is formed using the preterite stem: halagara, halagaras, halagara, halagáramos, halagarais, halagaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no halagues
The negative imperative always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no halagues, no halague, no halaguemos, no halaguéis, no halaguen.