vagar Preterite Conjugation
vagar — to wander
The preterite of vagar is regular except for the 'yo' form (vagué), which adds a 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
vagar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance of wandering that has finished, like a one-time walk through a town.
Notes on vagar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (vagué) due to the spelling rule where 'g' becomes 'gu' before 'e'. All other forms are regular -ar endings.
Example Sentences
Vagué por el parque durante una hora.
I wandered through the park for an hour.
yo
El gato vagó por el vecindario toda la noche.
The cat wandered through the neighborhood all night.
él/ella/usted
Vagamos por las calles de Madrid el verano pasado.
We wandered the streets of Madrid last summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vagé
Correct: vagué
Why: Without the 'u', the word would be pronounced 'va-hé'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vago
Vagar is completely regular in the present tense: vago, vagas, vaga, vagamos, vagáis, vagan.
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.