vengar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
vengar — to avenge
The present subjunctive of vengar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu': vengue, vengues, vengue, venguemos, venguéis, venguen.
vengar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a desire, doubt, or suggestion regarding an act of vengeance, often following phrases like 'Espero que' or 'No creo que'.
Notes on vengar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a 'g-to-gu' spelling change verb. We add a silent 'u' before the 'e' to keep the 'g' sound hard, like in 'guitar'.
Example Sentences
No quiero que te vengues de él.
I don't want you to take revenge on him.
tú
Espero que la justicia vengue el crimen.
I hope justice avenges the crime.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos se venguen después de tanto tiempo.
I doubt they will take revenge after so much time.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: venges
Correct: vengues
Why: Without the 'u', the 'g' would sound like an 'h' (venges sounds like 'ven-hes'). The 'u' preserves the hard 'g' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vengo
Vengar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: vengo, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan.
Preterite
yo: vengué
Vengar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to vengué.
Imperfect
yo: vengaba
The imperfect of vengar is regular: vengaba, vengabas, vengaba, vengábamos, vengabais, vengaban.
Future
yo: vengaré
The future of vengar is regular: vengaré, vengarás, vengará, vengaremos, vengaréis, vengarán.
Conditional
yo: vengaría
The conditional of vengar is regular: vengaría, vengarías, vengaría, vengaríamos, vengaríais, vengarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vengara
The imperfect subjunctive of vengar follows the standard -ara pattern: vengara, vengaras, vengara, vengáramos, vengarais, vengaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: venga
The imperative of vengar uses 'venga' for tú and 'venguen' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vengues
The negative imperative of vengar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no vengues, no vengue, no venguen.