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SPANISH VERB

colgar

to hang, to hang up

  • #341 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: colgando
  • Past participle: colgado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use colgar

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

  1. Present

    Cuelgo la ropa en la terraza cuando hace sol.

    I hang the laundry on the terrace when it's sunny.

  2. Past

    ¿Me colgaste el teléfono o se cortó la llamada?

    Did you hang up on me or did the call drop?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela colgaba fotos de toda la familia en el pasillo.

    My grandma hung photos of the whole family in the hallway.

  4. Future

    Colgaré el cuadro encima del sofá.

    I'll hang the painting above the sofa.

  5. Conditional

    Yo colgaría el espejo junto a la puerta.

    I'd hang the mirror next to the door.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que no me cuelgue antes de que yo conteste.

    I hope he doesn't hang up before I answer.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que colgara su abrigo en el perchero.

    I asked him to hang his coat on the rack.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Cuelga las toallas, que están mojadas!

    Hang up the towels, they're wet!

Good to know

  • "Colgar" is also to hang up the phone: me colgó sin despedirse.

Verbs like this one

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