Ella VerbsTo house, to harbour, to be home to Irregular Verb
At a glance: Albergar (to house, to harbour, to be home to) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: albergo, albergas, alberga, albergamos, albergáis, albergan. Its irregularities include: G changes to gu for yo in the indicative preterite and all pronouns in the subjunctive present (and therefore the imperatives are affected).
Albergar is the Spanish verb for "to house, to harbour, to be home to". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | albergar | to house, to harbour, to be home to |
| Past participle | albergado | housed |
| Gerund | albergando | housing |
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The Indicative Present of albergar 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, "albergo", meaning "I house".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | albergo | I house |
| Tú | albergas | you house |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alberga | s/he houses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | albergamos | we house |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | albergáis | you (plural) house |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | albergan | they house |
The Indicative Preterite of albergar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "albergué", meaning "I housed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | albergué | I housed |
| Tú | albergaste | you housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | albergó | s/he housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | albergamos | we housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | albergasteis | you (plural) housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | albergaron | they housed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of albergar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "albergaba", meaning "I used to house".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | albergaba | I used to house |
| Tú | albergabas | you used to house |
| Ella / Él / Usted | albergaba | s/he used to house |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | albergábamos | we used to house |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | albergabais | you (plural) used to house |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | albergaban | they used to house |
The Indicative Present Continuous of albergar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy albergando", meaning "I am housing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy albergando | I am housing |
| Tú | estás albergando | you are housing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está albergando | s/he is housing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos albergando | we are housing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis albergando | you (plural) are housing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están albergando | they are housing |
The Indicative Informal Future of albergar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a albergar", meaning "I am going to house".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a albergar | I am going to house |
| Tú | vas a albergar | you are going to house |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a albergar | s/he is going to house |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a albergar | we are going to house |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a albergar | you (plural) are going to house |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a albergar | they are going to house |
The Indicative Future of albergar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "albergaré", meaning "I will house".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | albergaré | I will house |
| Tú | albergarás | you will house |
| Ella / Él / Usted | albergará | s/he will house |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | albergaremos | we will house |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | albergaréis | you (plural) will house |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | albergarán | they will house |
The Indicative Conditional of albergar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "albergaría", meaning "I would house".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | albergaría | I would house |
| Tú | albergarías | you would house |
| Ella / Él / Usted | albergaría | s/he would house |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | albergaríamos | we would house |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | albergaríais | you (plural) would house |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | albergarían | they would house |
The Indicative Present Perfect of albergar 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 albergado", meaning "I have housed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he albergado | I have housed |
| Tú | has albergado | you have housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha albergado | s/he has housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos albergado | we have housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis albergado | you (plural) have housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han albergado | they have housed |
The Indicative Past Perfect of albergar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había albergado", meaning "I had housed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había albergado | I had housed |
| Tú | habías albergado | you had housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había albergado | s/he had housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos albergado | we had housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais albergado | you (plural) had housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían albergado | they had housed |
The Indicative Future Perfect of albergar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré albergado", meaning "I will have housed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré albergado | I will have housed |
| Tú | habrás albergado | you will have housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá albergado | s/he will have housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos albergado | we will have housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis albergado | you (plural) will have housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán albergado | they will have housed |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of albergar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría albergado", meaning "I would have housed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría albergado | I would have housed |
| Tú | habrías albergado | you would have housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría albergado | s/he would have housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos albergado | we would have housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais albergado | you (plural) would have housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían albergado | they would have housed |
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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, "albergue", meaning "I house".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | albergue | I house |
| Tú | albergues | you house |
| Ella / Él / Usted | albergue | s/he houses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alberguemos | we house |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alberguéis | you (plural) house |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alberguen | they house |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "albergara", meaning "I housed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | albergara | I housed |
| Tú | albergaras | you housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | albergara | s/he housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | albergáramos | we housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | albergarais | you (plural) housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | albergaran | they housed |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "albergare", meaning "I will house".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | albergare | I will house |
| Tú | albergares | you will house |
| Ella / Él / Usted | albergare | s/he will house |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | albergáremos | we will house |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | albergareis | you (plural) will house |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | albergaren | they will house |
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 albergado", meaning "I have housed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya albergado | I have housed |
| Tú | hayas albergado | you have housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya albergado | s/he has housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos albergado | we have housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis albergado | you (plural) have housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan albergado | they have housed |
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 albergado", meaning "I had housed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera albergado | I had housed |
| Tú | hubieras albergado | you had housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera albergado | s/he had housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos albergado | we had housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais albergado | you (plural) had housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran albergado | they had housed |
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 albergado", meaning "I will have housed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere albergado | I will have housed |
| Tú | hubieres albergado | you will have housed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere albergado | s/he will have housed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos albergado | we will have housed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis albergado | you (plural) will have housed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren albergado | they will have housed |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "albergue", meaning "(to you formal) house!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | alberga | (to you) house! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | albergue | (to you formal) house! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alberguemos | let's house! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | albergad | (to you plural) house! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alberguen | (to you plural formal) house! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no albergue", meaning "(to you formal) don't house!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no albergues | (to you) don't house! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no albergue | (to you formal) don't house! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no alberguemos | let's not house! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no alberguéis | (to you plural) don't house! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no alberguen | (to you plural formal) don't house! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Albergar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: G changes to gu for yo in the indicative preterite and all pronouns in the subjunctive present (and therefore the imperatives are affected).
In the present tense (presente), albergar is conjugated as: yo albergo, tú albergas, él/ella/usted alberga, nosotros albergamos, vosotros albergáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes albergan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), albergar is conjugated as: yo albergué, tú albergaste, él/ella/usted albergó, nosotros albergamos, vosotros albergasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes albergaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), albergar is conjugated as: yo albergaba, tú albergabas, él/ella/usted albergaba, nosotros albergábamos, vosotros albergabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes albergaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), albergar is conjugated as: yo albergaré, tú albergarás, él/ella/usted albergará, nosotros albergaremos, vosotros albergaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes albergarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), albergar is conjugated as: yo albergue, tú albergues, él/ella/usted albergue, nosotros alberguemos, vosotros alberguéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alberguen. 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.
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