How to Say "is hanging" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “is hanging” is “cuelga” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Mi madre siempre cuelga la ropa en el patio.
My mother always hangs the clothes in the patio.
Cuando él se enoja, cuelga sin decir adiós.
When he gets angry, he hangs up without saying goodbye.
¿Quién cuelga el cartel? Yo no lo hice.
Who is hanging the poster? I didn't do it.
The O > UE Boot Change
In the present tense, the 'o' inside the verb's root changes to 'ue' whenever the stress falls on that syllable (e.g., cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, cuelgan). The 'we' (nosotros) and 'you all' (vosotros) forms do not change.
Forgetting the Stem Change
Mistake: “Él colga la foto.”
Correction: Él cuelga la foto. Remember that 'colgar' changes its vowel when the subject is I, you, he/she, or they.
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