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How to conjugate Tragar in Spanish

tragar to swallow, to stomach Irregular Verb

At a glance: Tragar (to swallow, to stomach) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: trago, tragas, traga, tragamos, tragáis, tragan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo adds a u (tragué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (trague).

Past participle
tragado swallowed
Gerund
tragando swallowing
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Indicative tenses of Tragar

Tragar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of tragar 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, “trago”, meaning “I swallow”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotragoI swallow
Tútragasyou swallow
Ella / Él / Ustedtragas/he swallows
Nosotras / Nosotrostragamoswe swallow
Vosotras / Vosotrostragáisyou (plural) swallow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestraganthey swallow

How it’s built: Regular: stem trag- plus the -ar endings.

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Tragar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of tragar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “tragué”, meaning “I swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotraguéI swallowed
Tútragasteyou swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedtragós/he swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotrostragamoswe swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotrostragasteisyou (plural) swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestragaronthey swallowed

How it’s built: Yo adds a u (tragué); the other forms are regular.

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Tragar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of tragar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “tragaba”, meaning “I used to swallow”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotragabaI used to swallow
Tútragabasyou used to swallow
Ella / Él / Ustedtragabas/he used to swallow
Nosotras / Nosotrostragábamoswe used to swallow
Vosotras / Vosotrostragabaisyou (plural) used to swallow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestragabanthey used to swallow

How it’s built: Regular: stem trag- plus the -ar endings.

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Tragar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of tragar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy tragando”, meaning “I am swallowing”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy tragandoI am swallowing
Túestás tragandoyou are swallowing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá tragandos/he is swallowing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos tragandowe are swallowing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis tragandoyou (plural) are swallowing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán tragandothey are swallowing

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund tragando.

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Tragar in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a tragarI am going to swallow
Túvas a tragaryou are going to swallow
Ella / Él / Ustedva a tragars/he is going to swallow
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a tragarwe are going to swallow
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a tragaryou (plural) are going to swallow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a tragarthey are going to swallow

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive tragar.

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Tragar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of tragar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “tragaré”, meaning “I will swallow”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotragaréI will swallow
Tútragarásyou will swallow
Ella / Él / Ustedtragarás/he will swallow
Nosotras / Nosotrostragaremoswe will swallow
Vosotras / Vosotrostragaréisyou (plural) will swallow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestragaránthey will swallow

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive tragar plus the future endings.

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Tragar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of tragar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “tragaría”, meaning “I would swallow”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotragaríaI would swallow
Tútragaríasyou would swallow
Ella / Él / Ustedtragarías/he would swallow
Nosotras / Nosotrostragaríamoswe would swallow
Vosotras / Vosotrostragaríaisyou (plural) would swallow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestragaríanthey would swallow

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive tragar plus the conditional endings.

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Tragar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of tragar 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 tragado”, meaning “I have swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe tragadoI have swallowed
Túhas tragadoyou have swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedha tragados/he has swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos tragadowe have swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis tragadoyou (plural) have swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan tragadothey have swallowed

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle tragado.

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Tragar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of tragar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había tragado”, meaning “I had swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía tragadoI had swallowed
Túhabías tragadoyou had swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía tragados/he had swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos tragadowe had swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais tragadoyou (plural) had swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían tragadothey had swallowed

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle tragado.

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Tragar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of tragar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré tragado”, meaning “I will have swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré tragadoI will have swallowed
Túhabrás tragadoyou will have swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá tragados/he will have swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos tragadowe will have swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis tragadoyou (plural) will have swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán tragadothey will have swallowed

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle tragado.

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Tragar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tragar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría tragado”, meaning “I would have swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría tragadoI would have swallowed
Túhabrías tragadoyou would have swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría tragados/he would have swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos tragadowe would have swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais tragadoyou (plural) would have swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían tragadothey would have swallowed

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle tragado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Tragar

Tragar 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, “trague”, meaning “I swallow”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotragueI swallow
Tútraguesyou swallow
Ella / Él / Ustedtragues/he swallows
Nosotras / Nosotrostraguemoswe swallow
Vosotras / Vosotrostraguéisyou (plural) swallow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestraguenthey swallow

How it’s built: Every form adds a u (trague, tragues, trague, traguemos, traguéis, traguen).

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Tragar 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, “tragara”, meaning “I swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotragaraI swallowed
Tútragarasyou swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedtragaras/he swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotrostragáramoswe swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotrostragaraisyou (plural) swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestragaranthey swallowed

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, tragaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (tragáramos).

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Tragar 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, “tragare”, meaning “I will swallow”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotragareI will swallow
Tútragaresyou will swallow
Ella / Él / Ustedtragares/he will swallow
Nosotras / Nosotrostragáremoswe will swallow
Vosotras / Vosotrostragareisyou (plural) will swallow
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestragarenthey will swallow

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, tragaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (tragáremos).

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Tragar 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 tragado”, meaning “I have swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya tragadoI have swallowed
Túhayas tragadoyou have swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya tragados/he has swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos tragadowe have swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis tragadoyou (plural) have swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan tragadothey have swallowed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle tragado.

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Tragar 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 tragado”, meaning “I had swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera tragadoI had swallowed
Túhubieras tragadoyou had swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera tragados/he had swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos tragadowe had swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais tragadoyou (plural) had swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran tragadothey had swallowed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle tragado.

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Tragar 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 tragado”, meaning “I will have swallowed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere tragadoI will have swallowed
Túhubieres tragadoyou will have swallowed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere tragados/he will have swallowed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos tragadowe will have swallowed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis tragadoyou (plural) will have swallowed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren tragadothey will have swallowed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle tragado.

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Imperative tenses of Tragar

Tragar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “trague”, meaning “(to you formal) swallow!”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Tútraga(to you) swallow!
Ella / Él / Ustedtrague(to you formal) swallow!
Nosotras / Nosotrostraguemoslet's swallow!
Vosotras / Vosotrostragad(to you plural) swallow!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedestraguen(to you plural formal) swallow!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (traga); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (trague, traguemos, traguen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (tragad).

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Tragar in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno tragues(to you) don't swallow!
Ella / Él / Ustedno trague(to you formal) don't swallow!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno traguemoslet's not swallow!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno traguéis(to you plural) don't swallow!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno traguen(to you plural formal) don't swallow!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no tragues, no trague, no traguemos, no traguéis, no traguen.

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Frequently asked questions about Tragar

Is tragar a regular or irregular verb?

Tragar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo adds a u (tragué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (trague).

How do you conjugate tragar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), tragar is conjugated as: yo trago, tú tragas, él/ella/usted traga, nosotros tragamos, vosotros tragáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tragan. 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 tragar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), tragar is conjugated as: yo tragué, tú tragaste, él/ella/usted tragó, nosotros tragamos, vosotros tragasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tragaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate tragar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), tragar is conjugated as: yo tragaba, tú tragabas, él/ella/usted tragaba, nosotros tragábamos, vosotros tragabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes tragaban. 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 tragar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), tragar is conjugated as: yo tragaré, tú tragarás, él/ella/usted tragará, nosotros tragaremos, vosotros tragaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tragarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate tragar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), tragar is conjugated as: yo trague, tú tragues, él/ella/usted trague, nosotros traguemos, vosotros traguéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes traguen. 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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