vagar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
vagar — to wander
The imperative of vagar uses 'vaga' for tú and 'vague(n)' for formal commands.
vagar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to wander (perhaps poetically) or to give directions to a group.
Notes on vagar in the Affirmative Imperative
Formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form require the 'gu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
Vaga por el jardín y relájate.
Wander through the garden and relax.
tú
Vague por la ciudad, es la mejor forma de conocerla.
Wander through the city (formal), it's the best way to get to know it.
Vaguemos por el centro un rato.
Let's wander through downtown for a while.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vage
Correct: vague
Why: The formal 'usted' command needs the 'u' to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vago
Vagar is completely regular in the present tense: vago, vagas, vaga, vagamos, vagáis, vagan.
Preterite
yo: vagué
The preterite of vagar is regular except for the 'yo' form (vagué), which adds a 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: vagaba
The imperfect of vagar is regular: vagaba, vagabas, vagaba, vagábamos, vagabais, vagaban.
Future
yo: vagaré
The future of vagar is regular: vagaré, vagarás, vagará, vagaremos, vagaréis, vagarán.
Conditional
yo: vagaría
The conditional of vagar is regular: vagaría, vagarías, vagaría, vagaríamos, vagaríais, vagarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vague
The present subjunctive of vagar features a 'gu' spelling change in all forms: vague, vagues, vague, vaguemos, vaguéis, vaguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vagara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: vagara, vagaras, vagara, vagáramos, vagarais, vagaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vagues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no vagues, no vague, no vaguemos, no vaguéis, no vaguen.