vagar Present Conjugation
vagar — to wander
Vagar is completely regular in the present tense: vago, vagas, vaga, vagamos, vagáis, vagan.
vagar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or general truths, like saying someone often wanders around or 'thoughts wander'.
Notes on vagar in the Present
Vagar is fully regular in the present tense with no spelling changes or stem changes.
Example Sentences
A veces vago por la ciudad sin rumbo fijo.
Sometimes I wander through the city without a fixed direction.
yo
Mis pensamientos vagan cuando estoy aburrido.
My thoughts wander when I am bored.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Él vaga por los pasillos de la oficina.
He wanders through the office hallways.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vaugas
Correct: vagas
Why: Learners sometimes over-apply the 'gu' spelling change from the preterite/subjunctive to the present tense.
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Related Tenses
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vaga
The imperative of vagar uses 'vaga' for tú and 'vague(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vagues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no vagues, no vague, no vaguemos, no vaguéis, no vaguen.