largar Present Conjugation
largar — to let out
Largar is completely regular in the present indicative: largo, largas, larga...
largar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or actions happening now, such as 'I always leave early' or 'He is letting out the rope.'
Notes on largar in the Present
Largar is fully regular in the present tense. No spelling changes are needed here because the 'g' is followed by 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Siempre me largo cuando empieza a llover.
I always leave when it starts to rain.
yo
¿Por qué largas tanta cuerda?
Why are you letting out so much rope?
tú
Ellos se largan de vacaciones mañana.
They are heading off on vacation tomorrow.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Thinking there is a stem change like 'luergo'.
Correct: largo
Why: Largar does not have a vowel stem change; it remains 'larg-' throughout the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: largué
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'largué'.
Imperfect
yo: largaba
The imperfect of largar is regular: largaba, largabas, largaba...
Future
yo: largaré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive (largaré, largarás).
Conditional
yo: largaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: largaría, largarías...
Present Subjunctive
yo: largue
The present subjunctive of largar requires a spelling change to 'largue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: largara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the 'largaron' stem: largara, largaras, largara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: larga
The imperative uses 'larga' (tú) and requires a spelling change for 'largue' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no larges
The negative imperative always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no largues, no largue.