
largar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
largar — to let out
The present subjunctive of largar requires a spelling change to 'largue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
largar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or request for someone to let something out or leave, such as 'I hope you leave soon.'
Notes on largar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a 'g' to 'gu' spelling change verb. To maintain the hard 'g' sound before an 'e', the 'g' becomes 'gu' in all forms (largue, largues, etc.).
Example Sentences
No quiero que te largues tan pronto.
I don't want you to leave so soon.
tú
Espero que largue todo lo que sabe.
I hope he lets out everything he knows.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que nos larguen el secreto todavía.
I doubt they will let out the secret to us yet.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'large' instead of 'largue'.
Correct: largue
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like a 'j'. You must add a 'u' (gu) to keep the hard 'g' sound from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: largo
Largar is completely regular in the present indicative: largo, largas, larga...
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...
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.