Colgar conjugation chart
Colgar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I hang | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you hang | |
| vos | you hang | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she hangs | |
| nosotros | we hang | |
| vosotros | you all hang | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they hang |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Colgar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I hung | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you hung | |
| vos | you hung | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she hung | |
| nosotros | we hung | |
| vosotros | you all hung | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they hung |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Colgar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to hang | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to hang | |
| vos | you used to hang | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to hang | |
| nosotros | we used to hang | |
| vosotros | you all used to hang | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to hang |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Colgar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will hang | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will hang | |
| vos | you will hang | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will hang | |
| nosotros | we will hang | |
| vosotros | you all will hang | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will hang |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Colgar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would hang | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would hang | |
| vos | you would hang | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would hang | |
| nosotros | we would hang | |
| vosotros | you all would hang | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would hang |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Colgar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I hang | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you hang | |
| vos | that you hang | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she hang | |
| nosotros | that we hang | |
| vosotros | that you all hang | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they hang |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): cuelgue, cuelgues…; the other forms are regular.
Colgar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I hung | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you hung | |
| vos | if you hung | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she hung | |
| nosotros | if we hung | |
| vosotros | if you all hung | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they hung |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (colgase), more common in writing.
Colgar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | hang! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | hang! | |
| usted | hang! | |
| nosotros | let's hang! | |
| vosotros | hang! | |
| ustedes | hang! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: cuelga. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (cuelgue, colguemos, cuelguen).
Colgar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't hang! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't hang! | |
| usted | don't hang! | |
| nosotros | let's not hang! | |
| vosotros | don't hang! | |
| ustedes | don't hang! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + cuelgues, cuelgue…
Always the verb haber + the past participle colgado, which never changes.
Colgar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he colgado |
|---|---|
| tú | has colgado |
| vos | has colgado |
| él, ella, usted | ha colgado |
| nosotros | hemos colgado |
| vosotros | habéis colgado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han colgado |
Colgar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había colgado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías colgado |
| vos | habías colgado |
| él, ella, usted | había colgado |
| nosotros | habíamos colgado |
| vosotros | habíais colgado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían colgado |
Colgar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré colgado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás colgado |
| vos | habrás colgado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá colgado |
| nosotros | habremos colgado |
| vosotros | habréis colgado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán colgado |
Colgar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría colgado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías colgado |
| vos | habrías colgado |
| él, ella, usted | habría colgado |
| nosotros | habríamos colgado |
| vosotros | habríais colgado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían colgado |
Colgar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya colgado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas colgado |
| vos | hayas colgado |
| él, ella, usted | haya colgado |
| nosotros | hayamos colgado |
| vosotros | hayáis colgado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan colgado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice colgar
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Verbs like colgar
Stem change o → ue (colgar → cuelgas). Same pattern:
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