largar Preterite Conjugation
largar — to let out
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'largué'.
largar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use this for completed actions in the past, like 'I let out the sail' or 'He left (beat it) suddenly.'
Notes on largar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (spelling change): largué. All other forms are regular (largaste, largó, etc.).
Example Sentences
Me largué de la fiesta a las diez.
I left the party at ten.
yo
El marinero largó las velas.
The sailor let out the sails.
él/ella/usted
Ayer largamos todo el rollo de cuerda.
Yesterday we let out the whole roll of rope.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'largo' for 'I left'.
Correct: largué
Why: 'Largo' is present tense (I let out). The past 'I let out' requires 'largué' to keep the sound and mark the tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: largo
Largar is completely regular in the present indicative: largo, largas, larga...
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.