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How to conjugate Cargar in Spanish

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Introduction

Cargar is the Spanish verb for "to load". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivecargarto load
Past participlecargadoloaded
Gerundcargandoloading

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Indicative Tenses of Cargar

Cargar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of cargar 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, "cargo", meaning "I load".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocargoI load
cargasyou load
Ella / Él / Ustedcargas/he loads, you (formal) load
Nosotras / Nosotroscargamoswe load
Vosotras / Vosotroscargáisyou (plural) load
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescarganthey load,

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Cargar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of cargar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "cargué", meaning "I loaded".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocargué I loaded
cargasteyou loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedcargós/he loaded, you (formal) loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroscargamoswe loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroscargasteisyou (plural) loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescargaronthey loaded,

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Cargar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of cargar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "cargaba", meaning "I used to load".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocargabaI used to load
cargabasyou used to load
Ella / Él / Ustedcargabas/he used to load, you (formal) used to load
Nosotras / Nosotroscargábamoswe used to load
Vosotras / Vosotroscargabaisyou (plural) used to load
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescargabanthey used to load,

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Cargar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of cargar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy cargando", meaning "I am loading".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy cargandoI am loading
estás cargandoyou are loading
Ella / Él / Ustedestá cargandos/he is loading, you (formal) are loading
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos cargandowe are loading
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis cargandoyou (plural) are loading
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán cargandothey are loading,

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Cargar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of cargar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a cargar", meaning "I am going to load".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a cargarI am going to load
vas a cargaryou are going to load
Ella / Él / Ustedva a cargars/he is going to load, you (formal) are going to load
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a cargarwe are going to load
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a cargaryou (plural) are going to load
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a cargarthey are going to load,

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Cargar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of cargar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "cargaré", meaning "I will load".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocargaréI will load
cargarásyou will load
Ella / Él / Ustedcargarás/he will load, you (formal) will load
Nosotras / Nosotroscargaremoswe will load
Vosotras / Vosotroscargaréisyou (plural) will load
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescargaránthey will load,

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Cargar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of cargar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "cargaría", meaning "I would load".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocargaríaI would load
cargaríasyou would load
Ella / Él / Ustedcargarías/he would load, you (formal) would load
Nosotras / Nosotroscargaríamoswe would load
Vosotras / Vosotroscargaríaisyou (plural) would load
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescargaríanthey would load,

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Cargar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of cargar 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 cargado", meaning "I have loaded".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe cargadoI have loaded
has cargadoyou have loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedha cargados/he has loaded, you (formal) have loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos cargadowe have loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis cargadoyou (plural) have loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan cargadothey have loaded,

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Cargar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of cargar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había cargado", meaning "I had loaded".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía cargadoI had loaded
habías cargadoyou had loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía cargados/he had loaded, you (formal) had loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos cargadowe had loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais cargadoyou (plural) had loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían cargadothey had loaded,

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Cargar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of cargar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré cargado", meaning "I will have loaded".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré cargadoI will have loaded
habrás cargadoyou will have loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá cargados/he will have loaded, you (formal) will have loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos cargadowe will have loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis cargadoyou (plural) will have loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán cargadothey will have loaded,

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Cargar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cargar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cargado", meaning "I would have loaded".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría cargadoI would have loaded
habrías cargadoyou would have loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría cargados/he would have loaded, you (formal) would have loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos cargadowe would have loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais cargadoyou (plural) would have loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían cargadothey would have loaded,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Cargar

Cargar 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, "cargue", meaning "I load".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocargue I load
cargues you load
Ella / Él / Ustedcargue s/he loads, you (formal) load
Nosotras / Nosotroscarguemos we load
Vosotras / Vosotroscarguéis you (plural) load
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescarguen they load,

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Cargar 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, "cargara", meaning "I loaded".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocargaraI loaded
cargarasyou loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedcargaras/he loaded, you (formal) loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroscargáramoswe loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroscargaraisyou (plural) loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescargaranthey loaded,

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Cargar 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, "cargare", meaning "I will load".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocargareI will load
cargaresyou will load
Ella / Él / Ustedcargares/he will load, you (formal) will load
Nosotras / Nosotroscargáremoswe will load
Vosotras / Vosotroscargareisyou (plural) will load
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescargarenthey will load,

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Cargar 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 cargado", meaning "I have loaded".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya cargadoI have loaded
hayas cargadoyou have loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya cargados/he has loaded, you (formal) have loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos cargadowe have loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis cargadoyou (plural) have loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan cargadothey have loaded,

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Cargar 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 cargado", meaning "I had loaded".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera cargadoI had loaded
hubieras cargadoyou had loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera cargados/he had loaded, you (formal) had loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos cargadowe had loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais cargadoyou (plural) had loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran cargadothey had loaded,

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Cargar 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 cargado", meaning "I will have loaded".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere cargadoI will have loaded
hubieres cargadoyou will have loaded
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere cargados/he will have loaded, you (formal) will have loaded
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos cargadowe will have loaded
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis cargadoyou (plural) will have loaded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren cargadothey will have loaded,

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Imperative Tenses of Cargar

Cargar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "cargue", meaning "(to you formal) load!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
carga(to you) load!
Ella / Él / Ustedcargue (to you formal) load!
Nosotras / Nosotroscarguemos let's load!
Vosotras / Vosotroscargad(to you plural) load!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescarguen (to you plural formal) load!

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Cargar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no cargue", meaning "(to you formal) don't load!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no cargues (to you) don't load!
Ella / Él / Ustedno cargue (to you formal) don't load!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno carguemos let's not load!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno carguéis (to you plural) don't load!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno carguen (to you plural formal) don't load!

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