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SPANISH VERB

ahogarse

to choke, to be unable to breathe

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: ahogándose
  • Past participle: ahogado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I choke
  2. tú you choke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she chokes
  4. nosotros we choke
  5. vosotros Spain you all choke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they choke

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I choked
  2. tú you choked
  3. usted, él, ella he/she choked
  4. nosotros we choked
  5. vosotros Spain you all choked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they choked

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to choke
  2. tú you used to choke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to choke
  4. nosotros we used to choke
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to choke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to choke

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will choke
  2. tú you will choke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will choke
  4. nosotros we will choke
  5. vosotros Spain you all will choke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will choke

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would choke
  2. tú you would choke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would choke
  4. nosotros we would choke
  5. vosotros Spain you all would choke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would choke

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I choke
  2. tú (that) you choke
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she choke
  4. nosotros (that) we choke
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all choke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they choke

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I choked
  2. tú (if) you choked
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she choked
  4. nosotros (if) we choked
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all choked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they choked

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú choke!
  2. usted choke! (formal)
  3. nosotros choke! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain choke! (all of you)
  5. ustedes choke! (all of you)

How to use ahogarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Me ahogo de calor en este autobús sin aire.

    I'm suffocating from the heat on this bus with no air con.

  2. Past

    Casi me ahogué con una espina de pescado.

    I almost choked on a fish bone.

  3. Imperfect

    El niño se ahogaba de risa con el payaso.

    The boy was choking with laughter at the clown.

  4. Future

    Si sigues corriendo así, te ahogarás.

    If you keep running like that, you'll be out of breath.

  5. Conditional

    Sin la ventana abierta, me ahogaría en este cuarto.

    Without the window open, I'd suffocate in this room.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Corta la uva en trozos para que el niño no se ahogue.

    Cut the grape into pieces so the boy doesn't choke.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Tuve miedo de que mi abuelo se ahogara al toser.

    I was afraid my grandad would choke when he coughed.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No te ahogues en un vaso de agua, hombre!

    Don't make a drama out of nothing, man!

Good to know

  • Ahogarse de calor is to be suffocating from the heat; "ahogarse en un vaso de agua" is to make a drama of nothing.

Where you hear ahogarse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Con este calor, me ahogo dentro de casa. In this heat, I can't breathe indoors.
  • Con el chile me ahogué y no podía ni hablar. With the chilli I choked and couldn't even talk.
  • Como sigas comiendo tan rápido, te vas a ahogar. If you keep eating so fast, you're going to choke.
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Something Borrowed

Advanced Level 3 · no tanto, que te ahogas

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.