cargar
to load, to carryPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | cargoI load | nosotros | cargamoswe load |
| tú | cargasyou load | vosotros | cargáisyou all load |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargahe/she loads | ellos/Uds. | carganthey load |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he cargadoI have loaded | nosotros | hemos cargadowe have loaded |
| tú | has cargadoyou have loaded | vosotros | habéis cargadoyou all have loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha cargadohe/she has loaded | ellos/Uds. | han cargadothey have loaded |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | cargue(that) I load | nosotros | carguemos(that) we load |
| tú | cargues(that) you load | vosotros | carguéis(that) you all load |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargue(that) he/she loads | ellos/Uds. | carguen(that) they load |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya cargado(that) I have loaded | nosotros | hayamos cargado(that) we have loaded |
| tú | hayas cargado(that) you have loaded | vosotros | hayáis cargado(that) you all have loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya cargado(that) he/she has loaded | ellos/Uds. | hayan cargado(that) they have loaded |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | carguéI loaded | nosotros | cargamoswe loaded |
| tú | cargasteyou loaded | vosotros | cargasteisyou all loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargóhe/she loaded | ellos/Uds. | cargaronthey loaded |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | cargabaI used to load | nosotros | cargábamoswe used to load |
| tú | cargabasyou used to load | vosotros | cargabaisyou all used to load |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargabahe/she used to load | ellos/Uds. | cargabanthey used to load |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había cargadoI had loaded | nosotros | habíamos cargadowe had loaded |
| tú | habías cargadoyou had loaded | vosotros | habíais cargadoyou all had loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | había cargadohe/she had loaded | ellos/Uds. | habían cargadothey had loaded |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | cargara(that) I loaded | nosotros | cargáramos(that) we loaded |
| tú | cargaras(that) you loaded | vosotros | cargarais(that) you all loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargara(that) he/she loaded | ellos/Uds. | cargaran(that) they loaded |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | cargase(that) I loaded | nosotros | cargásemos(that) we loaded |
| tú | cargases(that) you loaded | vosotros | cargaseis(that) you all loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargase(that) he/she loaded | ellos/Uds. | cargasen(that) they loaded |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera cargado(that) I had loaded | nosotros | hubiéramos cargado(that) we had loaded |
| tú | hubieras cargado(that) you had loaded | vosotros | hubierais cargado(that) you all had loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera cargado(that) he/she had loaded | ellos/Uds. | hubieran cargado(that) they had loaded |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube cargadoI had loaded | nosotros | hubimos cargadowe had loaded |
| tú | hubiste cargadoyou had loaded | vosotros | hubisteis cargadoyou all had loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo cargadohe/she had loaded | ellos/Uds. | hubieron cargadothey had loaded |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | cargaréI will load | nosotros | cargaremoswe will load |
| tú | cargarásyou will load | vosotros | cargaréisyou all will load |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargaráhe/she will load | ellos/Uds. | cargaránthey will load |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | cargaríaI would load | nosotros | cargaríamoswe would load |
| tú | cargaríasyou would load | vosotros | cargaríaisyou all would load |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargaríahe/she would load | ellos/Uds. | cargaríanthey would load |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré cargadoI will have loaded | nosotros | habremos cargadowe will have loaded |
| tú | habrás cargadoyou will have loaded | vosotros | habréis cargadoyou all will have loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá cargadohe/she will have loaded | ellos/Uds. | habrán cargadothey will have loaded |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría cargadoI would have loaded | nosotros | habríamos cargadowe would have loaded |
| tú | habrías cargadoyou would have loaded | vosotros | habríais cargadoyou all would have loaded |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría cargadohe/she would have loaded | ellos/Uds. | habrían cargadothey would have loaded |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | cargare(should) I load | nosotros | cargáremos(should) we load |
| tú | cargares(should) you load | vosotros | cargareis(should) you all load |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargare(should) he/she load | ellos/Uds. | cargaren(should) they load |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | carguemoslet's load |
| tú | cargaload! | vosotros | cargadload! |
| él/ella/Ud. | cargueload! | ellos/Uds. | carguenload! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no carguemoslet's not load |
| tú | no carguesdon't load | vosotros | no carguéisdon't load |
| él/ella/Ud. | no carguedon't load | ellos/Uds. | no carguendon't load |
