How to conjugate Ahorcar in Spanish
Ahorcar in Spanish means to hang or to choke.
Ahorcar is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb ahorcar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Ahorcar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the present tense.
The verb ahorcar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:
Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page:
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorco | I hang/choke |
| Tú | ahorcas | you hang/choke |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorco | he/she hangs/choke, you (formal) hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorcamos | we hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorcáis | you (plural) Spain hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorcan | they hang/choke, you (plural) hang/choke |
Examples:
| Yo ahorco al pavo para la cena | I hang the turkey for the dinner |
| Nosotros ahorcamos al pavo para la cena | We hang the turkey for dinner. |
| Ellos ahorcan al pavo para la cena. | They hang the turkey for dinner. |
Ahorcar in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb ahorcar is irregular in the preterite. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules.
Ahorcar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form.
For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car like ahorcar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
– gar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
-zar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
Ahorcar ends in -car.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorqué | I hanged/choked |
| Tú | ahorcaste | you hanged/choked |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorcó | he/she hanged/choked, you (formal) hanged/choked |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorcamos | we hanged/choked |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorcasteis | you (plural) Spain hanged/choked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorcaron | they hanged/choked, you (plural) hanged/choked |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
| la semana pasada | last week |
| el mes pasado | last month |
| el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
| el año pasado | last year |
| ayer | yesterday |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| anoche | last night |
Examples:
| Nosotros ahorcamos a la gallina para cocinarla en el almuerzo | We hanged the chicken to cook her for lunch |
| Ellas ahorcaron a los pavos la semana pasada. | They hanged the turkeys last week. |
Ahorcar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb ahorcar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorcaba | I used to hang/choke |
| Tú | ahorcabas | you used to hang/choke |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorcaba | he/she used to hang/choke, you (formal) used to hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorcábamos | we used to hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorcabais | you (plural) Spain used to hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorcaban | they used to hang/choke, you (plural) used to hang/choke |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
| a menudo | often |
| usualmente | usually |
| todos los días | every day |
| todos los meses | every month |
| todos los años | every year |
| casi siempre | almost always |
| a veces | sometimes |
| de niño/niña | as a child … |
| siempre | always |
| normalmente | normally |
Examples:
| Todos los meses, nosotros ahorcábamos a la gallina para cocinarla en el almuerzo | Every month we used to hang the chicken to eat it for lunch. |
Ahorcar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb ahorcar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb ahorcar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate ahorcar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case ahorcar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
| Yo | é |
| Tú | ás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorcaré | I will hang/choke |
| Tú | ahorcarás | you will hang/choke |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorcará | he/she will hang/choke, you (formal) will hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorcaremos | we will hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorcaréis | you (plural) Spain will hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorcarán | they will hang/choke, you (plural) will hang/choke |
Examples:
| Yo ahorcaré a esos pavos mañana para la cena. | I will hang those turkeys tomorrow for dinner. |
Ahorcar in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a ahorcar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
| Yo | voy |
| Tú | vas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos |
| Vosotros (as) | vais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a ahorcar | I will hang |
| Tú | vas a ahorcar | you will hang |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a ahorcar | he/she will hang/choke, you (formal) will hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a ahorcar | we will hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a ahorcar | you (plural) Spain will hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a ahorcar | they will hang/choke, you (plural) will hang/choke |
Examples:
| Yo no voy a ahorcar a la gallina mañana. | I will not hang that hen tomorrow. |
| Nosotros no vamos a ahorcar a nadie | We will not hang anyone |
Ahorcar in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to ahorcar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorcar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorc)
- Add -ando for -ar verbs = (ahorcando)
The present participle of ahorcar is ahorcando.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
| Yo | estoy |
| Tú | estás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb ahorcar is: ahorcando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy ahorcando | I am hanging/choking |
| Tú | estás ahorcando | you are hanging/choking |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está ahorcando | he/she is hanging/choking, you (formal) are hanging/choking |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos ahorcando | we are hanging/choking |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis ahorcando | you (plural) Spain are hanging/choking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están ahorcando | they are hanging/choking, you (plural) are hanging/choking |
Examples:
| Yo no estoy ahorcando a nadie | I am not choking anyone |
| Nosotros no estamos ahorcando a los animales porque está mal | We are not hanging the animals because it is bad |
Ahorca in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb ahorcar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate ahorcar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case ahorcar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
| Yo | ía |
| Tú | ías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
| Nosotros (as) | íamos |
| Vosotros (as) | íais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb ahorcar is ahorcar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorcaría | I would hang/choke |
| Tú | ahorcarías | you would hang/choke |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorcaría | he/she would hang/choke, you (formal) would hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorcaríamos | we would hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorcaríais | you (plural) Spain would hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorcarían | they would hang/choke, you (plural) would hang/choke |
Examples:
| Yo ahorcaría al pavo si tuviera fuerza. | I would hang the turkey if I was strong enough |
| Nosotros no ahorcaríamos nunca a nadie | We would never choke anyone |
Ahorcar in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the present perfect tense.
To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
| Yo | he |
| Tú | has |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to ahorcar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorcar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorc)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (ahorcado)
The past participle of the verb ahorcar is ahorcado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he ahorcado | I have hanged/choked |
| Tú | has ahorcado | you have hanged/choked |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha ahorcado | he/she have hanged/choked, you (formal) have hanged/choked |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos ahorcado | we have hanged/choked |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis ahorcado | you (plural) Spain have hanged/choked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han ahorcado | they have hanged/choked, you (plural) have hanged/choked |
Examples:
| Yo he ahorcado al pavo pero no era mi intención | I have hanged they turkey but I didn’t mean to do it |
| Nosotros hemos ahorcado a la gallina sin querer | We have accidentally choked the hen. |
Ahorcar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
| Yo | había |
| Tú | habías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case ahorcar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to ahorcar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorcar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorc)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (ahorcado)
The past participle of ahorcar is ahorcado.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había ahorcado | I had hanged/choked |
| Tú | habías ahorcado | you had hanged/choked |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había ahorcado | he/she had hanged/choked, you (formal) had hanged/choked |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos ahorcado | we had hanged/choked |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais ahorcado | you (plural) Spain had hanged/choked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían ahorcado | they had hanged/choked, you (plural) had hanged/choked |
Examples:
| Yo había ahorcado al pavo para la cena si no tuviera mi brazo roto | I would have hanged the turkey for dinner if my arm wasn’t broken. |
Ahorcar in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
| Yo | habré |
| Tú | habrás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case ahorcar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to ahorcar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorcar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorc)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (ahorcado)
The past participle of ahorcar is ahorcado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré ahorcado | I will have hanged/choked |
| Tú | habrás ahorcado | you will have hanged/choked |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá ahorcado | he/she will have hanged/choked, you (formal) will have hanged/choked |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos ahorcado | we will have hanged/choked |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis ahorcado | you (plural) Spain will have hanged/choked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán ahorcado | they will have hanged/choked, you (plural) will have hanged/choked |
Examples:
| Mañana a esta hora ya habré ahorcado al pavo para la cena de acción de gracias | Tomorrow at this time, I will have hanged the turkey for the thanksgiving dinner |
| Pedro habrá ahorcado al cerdo para cocinarlo | Pedro will hanged the pig in order to cook it |
Ahorcar in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb ahorcar is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
| Yo | habría |
| Tú | habrías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case ahorcar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to ahorcar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorcar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorc)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (ahorcado)
The past participle of ahorcar is ahorcado.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría ahorcado | I would have hanged/choked |
| Tú | habrías ahorcado | you would have hanged/choked |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría ahorcado | he/she would have hanged/choked, you (formal) would have hanged/choked |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos ahorcado | we would have hanged/choked |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais ahorcado | you (plural) Spain will would hanged/choked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían ahorcado | they would have hanged, you (plural) would have hanged/choked |
Examples:
| Yo no te habría ahorcado porque te lastimaría | I would have not choked you because it would have hurt you |
Ahorcar in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb ahorcar is irregular in the subjunctive present form. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules.
Ahorcar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form.
For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car like ahorcar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
– gar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
-zar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
| Yo | a |
| Tú | as |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
| Nosotros (as) | amos |
| Vosotros (as) | áis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Keep in mind that the verb ahorcar is irregular in the subjunctive present. The c changes to qu.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorque | I may hang/choke |
| Tú | ahorques | you may hang/choke |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorque | he/she may hang/choke, you (formal) may hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorquemos | we may hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorquéis | you (plural) Spain may hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorquen | they may hang/choke, you (plural) may hang/choke |
Examples:
| Quizás yo ahorque a la gallina para cocinarla para la cena. | Perhaps, I may hang the chicken to cook it for dinner |
| Es posible que ellos se ahorquen si pasan por un lugar muy apretado. | It’s possible they may hang/choke themselves if they pass by a tiny place |
Ahorcar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like ahorcar the endings are:
| Yo | ara |
| Tú | aras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
| Nosotros (as) | áramos |
| Vosotros (as) | arais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
| Yo | ase |
| Tú | ases |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
| Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
| Vosotros (as) | aseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
| Yo | iera |
| Tú | ieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
| Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | ierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
| Yo | iese |
| Tú | ieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
| Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Ahorcar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Ahorcar – ahorcaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with ahorc
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorcara | I might hang/choke |
| Tú | ahorcaras | you might hang/choke |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorcara | he/she might hang/choke, you (formal) might hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorcáramos | we might hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorcarais | you (plural) Spain might hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorcaran | they might hang/choke, you (plural) might hang/choke |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorcase | I might hang/choke |
| Tú | ahorcases | you might hang/choke |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorcase | he/she might hang/choke, you (formal) might hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorcásemos | we might hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorcaseis | you (plural) Spain might hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorcasen | they might hang/choke, you (plural) might hang/choke |
Examples:
| Si ellos ahorcasen a una persona yo los demandaría | If they might choke a person I would sue them |
Ahorcar in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like ahorcar the endings are:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
| Vosotros (as) | eis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | ahorcare | I will hang/choke |
| Tú | ahorcares | you will hang/choke |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ahorcare | he/she will hang/choke, you (formal) will hang/choke |
| Nosotros (as) | ahorcáremos | we will hang/choke |
| Vosotros (as) | ahorcareis | you (plural) Spain will hang/choke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ahorcaren | they will hang/choke, you (plural) will hang/choke |
Example:
| El día que ahorcare a un pollo para la cena me sentiré muy mal | The day I will hang a chicken for dinner I would feel really bad |
Ahorcar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb ahorcar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
| Yo | haya |
| Tú | hayas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb ahorcar is: ahorcado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya ahorcado | I may have hanged/choked |
| Tú | hayas ahorcado | you may have hanged/choked |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya ahorcado | he/she may have hanged/choked, you (formal) may have hanged/choked |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos ahorcado | we may have hanged/choked |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis ahorcado | you (plural) Spain may have hanged/choked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan ahorcado | they may have hanged/choked, you (plural) may have hanged/choked |
Ahorcar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
| Yo | hubiera |
| Tú | hubieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
| Yo | hubiese |
| Tú | hubieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to ahorcar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorcar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (ahorc)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (ahorcado)
The past participle of the verb ahorcar is ahorcado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb ahorcar in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese ahorcado | I might have hanged/choked |
| Tú | hubieses ahorcado | you might have hanged/choked |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese ahorcado | he/she might have hanged/choked, you (formal) might have hanged/choked |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos ahorcado | we might have hanged/choked |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis ahorcado | you (plural) Spain might have hanged/choked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen ahorcado | they might have hanged/choked, you (plural) might have hanged/choked |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera ahorcado | I might have hanged/choked |
| Tú | hubieras ahorcado | you might have hanged/choked |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera ahorcado | he/she might have hanged/choked, you (formal) might have hanged/choked |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos ahorcado | we might have hanged/choked |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais ahorcado | you (plural) Spain might have hanged/choked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran ahorcado | they might have hanged/choked, you (plural) might have hanged/choked |
Ahorcar as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Ahorcar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb ahorcar would be ahorca.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (ahorcas)
- Take off the “s”. (ahorca)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (ahorca)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Ahorcar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules.
Ahorcar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form.
For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car like ahorcar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
– gar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
-zar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡ahorca! | hang! choke! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡ahorque! | hang! choke! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡ahorquemos! | hang! choke! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡ahorcad! | hang! choke! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡ahoquen! | hang! choke! |
Examples:
| ¡Ahorca la gallina para la cena! | Hang that hen for dinner! |
| ¡Ahorquen a los pavos for lunch! | Hang the turkeys for lunch! |
Ahorcar as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Ahorcar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules.
Ahorcar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form.
For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car like ahorcar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
– gar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
-zar verbs. Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡No ahoques! | Don’t hang! Don’t choke! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡No ahoque! | Don’t hang! Don’t choke! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡No ahorques! | Don’t hang! Don’t choke! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡No ahorquéis! | Don’t hang! Don’t choke! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No ahorquen! | Don’t hang! Don’t choke! |