hurgar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
hurgar — to rummage
The imperfect subjunctive of hurgar is regular: hurgara, hurgaras, hurgara, hurgáramos, hurgarais, hurgaran.
hurgar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests, such as if you were to rummage through something or if someone asked you to dig into a matter.
Notes on hurgar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for hurgar. It is formed from the third-person plural of the preterite (hurgaron) by removing the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si hurgaras un poco más, encontrarías las llaves.
If you rummaged a bit more, you would find the keys.
tú
Me pidió que no hurgara en sus asuntos privados.
He asked me not to dig into his private affairs.
yo
Si hurgáramos en el desván, veríamos fotos viejas.
If we rummaged in the attic, we would see old photos.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: hurgaramos.
Correct: hurgáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require a written accent on the vowel preceding the -ramos ending.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: hurga
The imperative uses 'hurga' (tú) and 'hurgue' (usted/ustedes) for commands.
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.