tragar Present Conjugation
tragar — to swallow
The present tense of tragar is regular in all forms: trago, tragas, traga, tragamos, tragáis, tragan.
tragar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe the physical act of swallowing food or drinks, or to express the idiomatic meaning of 'believing' a lie or 'putting up with' someone.
Notes on tragar in the Present
Tragar is completely regular in the present indicative. There are no stem changes or spelling shifts here.
Example Sentences
Trago un poco de agua para pasar la pastilla.
I swallow some water to wash down the pill.
yo
Él se traga todas tus mentiras.
He swallows (believes) all your lies.
él/ella/usted
Ustedes tragan la comida sin masticar.
You all swallow your food without chewing.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a stem change like 'triego' or 'truego'.
Correct: Trago.
Why: Tragar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense; it does not have a vowel change in the root.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.