hurgar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
hurgar — to rummage
The imperative uses 'hurga' (tú) and 'hurgue' (usted/ustedes) for commands.
hurgar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to rummage through something or to dig into a specific spot.
Notes on hurgar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms require the 'gu' spelling change to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Example Sentences
¡Hurga bien en ese rincón!
Rummage well in that corner!
tú
Hurgue usted en los archivos para encontrar el contrato.
Rummage through the archives to find the contract.
usted
Hurguemos en la caja de fotos viejas.
Let's rummage in the box of old photos.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'hurge' for the usted command.
Correct: hurgue
Why: The 'u' is required before 'e' to maintain the hard 'g' sound of the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: hurgo
Hurgar is completely regular in the present indicative: hurgo, hurgas, hurga, hurgamos, hurgáis, hurgan.
Preterite
yo: hurgué
The preterite of hurgar is regular except for the 'yo' form (hurgué), which needs a 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: hurgaba
The imperfect of hurgar is regular: hurgaba, hurgabas, hurgaba, hurgábamos, hurgabais, hurgaban.
Future
yo: hurgaré
The future of hurgar is regular: hurgaré, hurgarás, hurgará, hurgaremos, hurgaréis, hurgarán.
Conditional
yo: hurgaría
The conditional of hurgar is regular: hurgaría, hurgarías, hurgaría, hurgaríamos, hurgaríais, hurgarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: hurgue
Hurgar undergoes a g to gu spelling change in the present subjunctive: hurgue, hurgues, hurgue, hurguemos, hurguéis, hurguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: hurgara
The imperfect subjunctive of hurgar is regular: hurgara, hurgaras, hurgara, hurgáramos, hurgarais, hurgaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no hurgues
The negative imperative of hurgar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no hurgues, no hurgue, no hurguemos, no hurguéis, no hurguen.