tragar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
tragar — to swallow
The imperfect subjunctive of tragar is regular based on the preterite stem: tragara, tragaras, tragara, tragáramos, tragarais, tragaran.
tragar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or polite suggestions involving swallowing or believing something.
Notes on tragar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the third-person plural preterite (tragaron). Since the preterite 'ellos' form is regular, this tense is also regular.
Example Sentences
Si él se tragara la comida más lento, no le dolería la panza.
If he swallowed his food slower, his stomach wouldn't hurt.
él/ella/usted
Me sorprendió que tú te tragaras todo el jugo de un tirón.
It surprised me that you swallowed all the juice in one gulp.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'traguera' with a 'u'.
Correct: tragara
Why: The 'u' is only needed before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'a', the 'g' is naturally hard.
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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.
Conditional
yo: tragaría
The conditional of tragar is regular: tragaría, tragarías, tragaría, tragaríamos, tragaríais, tragarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: trague
The present subjunctive of tragar uses a 'gu' spelling in all forms: trague, tragues, trague, traguemos, traguéis, traguen.
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.