Conjugation of colgar in Spanish
colgarto hangirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuelgo | |
| tú | cuelgas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cuelga | |
| nosotros | colgamos | |
| vosotros | colgáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cuelgan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
colgocuelgoThe stem changes to cuelg- in the present: cuelgo. - tú
colgascuelgasRemember the stem change: tú cuelgas, not colgas. - él/ella/Ud.
colgacuelgaUse the stem-changing form: él cuelga. - ellos/ellas/Uds.
colgancuelganPlural present also has the stem change: ellos cuelgan.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | colgué | |
| tú | colgaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | colgó | |
| nosotros | colgamos | |
| vosotros | colgasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colgaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | colgaba | |
| tú | colgabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | colgaba | |
| nosotros | colgábamos | |
| vosotros | colgabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colgaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | colgaré | |
| tú | colgarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | colgará | |
| nosotros | colgaremos | |
| vosotros | colgaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colgarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | colgaría | |
| tú | colgarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | colgaría | |
| nosotros | colgaríamos | |
| vosotros | colgaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colgarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuelgue | |
| tú | cuelgues | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cuelgue | |
| nosotros | colguemos | |
| vosotros | colguéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cuelguen |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
colgecuelgueThe present subjunctive uses the stem change: yo cuelgue. - nosotros
colgemoscolguemosIn the subjunctive, nosotros is colguemos, with the -ue- stem change.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | colgara | |
| tú | colgaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | colgara | |
| nosotros | colgáramos | |
| vosotros | colgarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colgaran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | cuelga | |
| él/ella/Ud. | cuelgue | |
| nosotros | colguemos | |
| vosotros | colgad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cuelguen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
colgacuelgaThe informal affirmative command is cuelga. - vosotros
colgazcolgadThe correct vosotros command is colgad.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colgando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colgado |
colgar — frequently asked questions
Is colgar a regular verb?
No — colgar is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does colgar mean?
colgar is a Spanish verb meaning "to hang".