vengar Preterite Conjugation
vengar — to avenge
Vengar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to vengué.
vengar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific, completed act of taking revenge that happened at a certain point in time.
Notes on vengar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (vengué) to maintain the hard 'g' sound before the letter 'e'. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Yo vengué a mi hermano ayer.
I avenged my brother yesterday.
yo
Ella vengó la derrota con una victoria.
She avenged the defeat with a victory.
él/ella/usted
Los caballeros vengaron a su rey.
The knights avenged their king.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vengué (for él/ella)
Correct: vengó
Why: Vengué is only for 'yo'. For 'he/she', use the accent on the 'o'.
Mistake: vengé
Correct: vengué
Why: Without the 'u', the 'g' sounds like an 'h'. The 'u' keeps the 'g' hard.
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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.
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.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vengue
The present subjunctive of vengar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu': vengue, vengues, vengue, venguemos, venguéis, venguen.
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.