Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Ahogar in Spanish
ahogar to drown, to choke, to strangle, to smother, to overwhelm Irregular Verb
At a glance: Ahogar (to drown, to choke, to strangle, to smother, to overwhelm) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: ahogo, ahogas, ahoga, ahogamos, ahogáis, ahogan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo adds a u (ahogué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (ahogue).
- Past participle
- ahogado drowned
- Gerund
- ahogando drowning
- Similar
- abrumar, agobiar, desbordar, ahogarse, atragantarse, sofocar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Ahogar
- Ahogar in the Indicative Present
- Ahogar in the Indicative Preterite
- Ahogar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ahogar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Ahogar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Ahogar in the Indicative Future
- Ahogar in the Indicative Conditional
- Ahogar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ahogar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ahogar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ahogar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ahogar
- Imperative tenses of Ahogar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Ahogar
Ahogar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of ahogar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “ahogo”, meaning “I drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ahogo | I drown |
| Tú | ahogas | you drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahoga | s/he drowns |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahogamos | we drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogáis | you (plural) drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahogan | they drown |
How it’s built: Regular: stem ahog- plus the -ar endings.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of ahogar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “ahogué”, meaning “I drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ahogué | I drowned |
| Tú | ahogaste | you drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahogó | s/he drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahogamos | we drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogasteis | you (plural) drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahogaron | they drowned |
How it’s built: Yo adds a u (ahogué); the other forms are regular.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of ahogar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “ahogaba”, meaning “I used to drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ahogaba | I used to drown |
| Tú | ahogabas | you used to drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahogaba | s/he used to drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahogábamos | we used to drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogabais | you (plural) used to drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahogaban | they used to drown |
How it’s built: Regular: stem ahog- plus the -ar endings.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of ahogar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy ahogando”, meaning “I am drowning”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ahogando | I am drowning |
| Tú | estás ahogando | you are drowning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está ahogando | s/he is drowning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos ahogando | we are drowning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis ahogando | you (plural) are drowning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están ahogando | they are drowning |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund ahogando.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of ahogar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a ahogar”, meaning “I am going to drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a ahogar | I am going to drown |
| Tú | vas a ahogar | you are going to drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a ahogar | s/he is going to drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a ahogar | we are going to drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a ahogar | you (plural) are going to drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a ahogar | they are going to drown |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive ahogar.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of ahogar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “ahogaré”, meaning “I will drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ahogaré | I will drown |
| Tú | ahogarás | you will drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahogará | s/he will drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahogaremos | we will drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogaréis | you (plural) will drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahogarán | they will drown |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ahogar plus the future endings.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of ahogar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “ahogaría”, meaning “I would drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ahogaría | I would drown |
| Tú | ahogarías | you would drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahogaría | s/he would drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahogaríamos | we would drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogaríais | you (plural) would drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahogarían | they would drown |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ahogar plus the conditional endings.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of ahogar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he ahogado”, meaning “I have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ahogado | I have drowned |
| Tú | has ahogado | you have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha ahogado | s/he has drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ahogado | we have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ahogado | you (plural) have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ahogado | they have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle ahogado.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of ahogar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había ahogado”, meaning “I had drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ahogado | I had drowned |
| Tú | habías ahogado | you had drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había ahogado | s/he had drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ahogado | we had drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ahogado | you (plural) had drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ahogado | they had drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle ahogado.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of ahogar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré ahogado”, meaning “I will have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ahogado | I will have drowned |
| Tú | habrás ahogado | you will have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ahogado | s/he will have drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ahogado | we will have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ahogado | you (plural) will have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ahogado | they will have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle ahogado.
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Ahogar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ahogar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría ahogado”, meaning “I would have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ahogado | I would have drowned |
| Tú | habrías ahogado | you would have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría ahogado | s/he would have drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ahogado | we would have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ahogado | you (plural) would have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ahogado | they would have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle ahogado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Ahogar
Ahogar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “ahogue”, meaning “I drown”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ahogue | I drown |
| Tú | ahogues | you drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahogue | s/he drowns |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahoguemos | we drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahoguéis | you (plural) drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahoguen | they drown |
How it’s built: Every form adds a u (ahogue, ahogues, ahogue, ahoguemos, ahoguéis, ahoguen).
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Ahogar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “ahogara”, meaning “I drowned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ahogara | I drowned |
| Tú | ahogaras | you drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahogara | s/he drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahogáramos | we drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogarais | you (plural) drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahogaran | they drowned |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ahogaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (ahogáramos).
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Ahogar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “ahogare”, meaning “I will drown”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ahogare | I will drown |
| Tú | ahogares | you will drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahogare | s/he will drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahogáremos | we will drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogareis | you (plural) will drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahogaren | they will drown |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ahogaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (ahogáremos).
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Ahogar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya ahogado”, meaning “I have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ahogado | I have drowned |
| Tú | hayas ahogado | you have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya ahogado | s/he has drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ahogado | we have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ahogado | you (plural) have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ahogado | they have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle ahogado.
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Ahogar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera ahogado”, meaning “I had drowned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ahogado | I had drowned |
| Tú | hubieras ahogado | you had drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ahogado | s/he had drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ahogado | we had drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ahogado | you (plural) had drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ahogado | they had drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle ahogado.
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Ahogar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere ahogado”, meaning “I will have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ahogado | I will have drowned |
| Tú | hubieres ahogado | you will have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ahogado | s/he will have drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ahogado | we will have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ahogado | you (plural) will have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ahogado | they will have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle ahogado.
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Imperative tenses of Ahogar
Ahogar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “ahogue”, meaning “(to you formal) drown!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ahoga | (to you) drown! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahogue | (to you formal) drown! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahoguemos | let's drown! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogad | (to you plural) drown! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahoguen | (to you plural formal) drown! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (ahoga); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (ahogue, ahoguemos, ahoguen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (ahogad).
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Ahogar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no ahogue”, meaning “(to you formal) don't drown!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no ahogues | (to you) don't drown! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no ahogue | (to you formal) don't drown! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no ahoguemos | let's not drown! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no ahoguéis | (to you plural) don't drown! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no ahoguen | (to you plural formal) don't drown! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no ahogues, no ahogue, no ahoguemos, no ahoguéis, no ahoguen.
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Frequently asked questions about Ahogar
Is ahogar a regular or irregular verb?
Ahogar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo adds a u (ahogué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (ahogue).
How do you conjugate ahogar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), ahogar is conjugated as: yo ahogo, tú ahogas, él/ella/usted ahoga, nosotros ahogamos, vosotros ahogáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ahogan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate ahogar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), ahogar is conjugated as: yo ahogué, tú ahogaste, él/ella/usted ahogó, nosotros ahogamos, vosotros ahogasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ahogaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate ahogar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), ahogar is conjugated as: yo ahogaba, tú ahogabas, él/ella/usted ahogaba, nosotros ahogábamos, vosotros ahogabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ahogaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate ahogar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), ahogar is conjugated as: yo ahogaré, tú ahogarás, él/ella/usted ahogará, nosotros ahogaremos, vosotros ahogaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ahogarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate ahogar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), ahogar is conjugated as: yo ahogue, tú ahogues, él/ella/usted ahogue, nosotros ahoguemos, vosotros ahoguéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ahoguen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
What is the difference between ahogar and ahogarse?
Ahogar means "to drown, to choke, to strangle, to smother, to overwhelm" in the standard sense. Ahogarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se ahogan" instead of "no ahogan".
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