recargar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
recargar — to recharge
The present subjunctive of recargar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all persons: recargue, recargues, recargue, recarguemos, recarguéis, recarguen.
recargar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense to express hopes, doubts, or requirements about charging a device or topping up a balance, such as 'Espero que recargues el móvil'.
Notes on recargar in the Present Subjunctive
This verb has a spelling change (g to gu) to keep the hard 'g' sound before the letter 'e'. Without the 'u', it would sound like a Spanish 'j'.
Example Sentences
Espero que recargues tu tarjeta de transporte pronto.
I hope you recharge your transit card soon.
tú
Es necesario que recarguemos la batería antes de salir.
It is necessary that we recharge the battery before leaving.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos recarguen el coche eléctrico hoy.
I doubt they will recharge the electric car today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'recarge' instead of 'recargue'.
Correct: recargue
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like 'he'. You must add the 'u' to maintain the hard 'g' sound of the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recargo
Recargar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: recargo, recargas, recarga, recargamos, recargáis, recargan.
Preterite
yo: recargué
Recargar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'g' to 'gu': recargué.
Imperfect
yo: recargaba
The imperfect is regular for recargar: recargaba, recargabas, recargaba, recargábamos, recargabais, recargaban.
Future
yo: recargaré
The future tense is regular; just add the endings to the infinitive: recargaré, recargarás, recargará, recargaremos, recargaréis, recargarán.
Conditional
yo: recargaría
The conditional is regular; add -ía endings to the infinitive: recargaría, recargarías, recargaría, recargaríamos, recargaríais, recargarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recargara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: recargara, recargaras, recargara, recargáramos, recargarais, recargaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recarga
The imperative uses regular forms for 'tú' (recarga) and 'vosotros' (recargad), but requires 'gu' for formal/plural forms (recargue, recarguen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no recargues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no recargues, no recargue, no recarguemos, no recarguen.