
tragar Conditional Conjugation
tragar — to swallow
The conditional of tragar is regular: tragaría, tragarías, tragaría, tragaríamos, tragaríais, tragarían.
tragar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what someone 'would' swallow or believe under certain conditions.
Notes on tragar in the Conditional
Tragar is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no me tragaría esa excusa tan barata.
I wouldn't swallow (believe) such a cheap excuse.
yo
¿Te tragarías un insecto por un millón de dólares?
Would you swallow an insect for a million dollars?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tragué' instead of 'tragaría' for 'would'.
Correct: tragaría
Why: Tragué is past tense (I swallowed); tragaría is hypothetical (I would swallow).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trago
The present tense of tragar is regular in all forms: trago, tragas, traga, tragamos, tragáis, tragan.
Preterite
yo: tragué
The preterite of tragar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (tragué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: tragaba
The imperfect of tragar is fully regular: tragaba, tragabas, tragaba, tragábamos, tragabais, tragaban.
Future
yo: tragaré
The future of tragar is regular: tragaré, tragarás, tragará, tragaremos, tragaréis, tragarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: trague
The present subjunctive of tragar uses a 'gu' spelling in all forms: trague, tragues, trague, traguemos, traguéis, traguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tragara
The imperfect subjunctive of tragar is regular based on the preterite stem: tragara, tragaras, tragara, tragáramos, tragarais, tragaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traga
The imperative of tragar gives commands: traga (tú), tragad (vosotros), trague (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no tragues
The negative imperative of tragar uses the 'gu' spelling: no tragues, no trague, no traguemos, no traguéis, no traguen.