colgar
M024 MixedColgar — mixed o→ue + g→gu (to hang)
o→ue + g→gu
3
verbs
Difficulty
Summary
COLGAR combines o->ue in stressed present forms with g->gu spelling before e: cuelgo, cuelgue, colgué.
Technical explanation
Model for colgar and followers like descolgar/rogar:
- Present indicative:
cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, colgamos, colgáis, cuelgan.
- Present subjunctive:
cuelgue, cuelgues, cuelgue, colguemos, colguéis, cuelguen.
- Imperative:
cuelga, cuelgue, colguemos, colgad, cuelguen.
- Preterite remains regular -ar with orthographic yo:
colgué, colgaste, colgó...
- Future/conditional are regular:
colgaré, colgaría.
Examples
- Cuelgo el abrigo en la entrada.
- Es mejor que lo descolguemos ahora.
- Ayer rogué varias veces, pero no contestó.
Teacher guide (Spain)
Teach three anchors: cuelgo, cuelgue, colgué.
1) Core verbs
Present Indicative
yo
cuelgo
tú
cuelgas
él/ella
cuelga
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
yo
cuelgo
tú
cuelgas
él/ella
cuelga
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
yo
colgué
tú
colgaste
él/ella
colgó
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
yo
colgaba
tú
colgabas
él/ella
colgaba
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
yo
colgaré
tú
colgarás
él/ella
colgará
Condicional simple
Conditional
yo
colgaría
tú
colgarías
él/ella
colgaría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
yo
cuelgue
tú
cuelgues
él/ella
cuelgue
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
yo
—
tú
cuelga
él/ella
cuelgue
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
yo
—
tú
cuelgues
él/ella
cuelgue
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