How to conjugate Apagar in Spanish
Apagar in Spanish means to put out, to turn off.
Apagar 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 apagar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Apagar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb apagar is regular in the present tense.
The verb apagar 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:
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apago | I turn off |
| Tú | apagas | you turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apaga | he/she turns off, you (formal) turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | apagamos | we turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | apagáis | you (plural) Spain turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apagan | they turn off, you (plural) turn off |
Examples:
| Yo apago el televisor | I turn off the tv |
| Nosotros apagamos la luz para ahorrar energía | We turn the light off to save energy |
| Ellas apagan el computador | They turn off their computer |
Apagar 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 apagar 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.
Apagar is what we call a -car, -gar, -zar verb. These types of verbs end in -car, -gar, or -zar. Apagar ends in -gar.
-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 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 that end in –gar like apagar 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 that end in –zar 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 review how to conjugate -car, -gar, -zar verbs watch my -car, -gar, -zar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apagué | I turned off |
| Tú | apagaste | you turned off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apagó | he/she turned off, you (formal) turned off |
| Nosotros (as) | apagamos | we turned off |
| Vosotros (as) | apagasteis | you (plural) Spain turned off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apagaron | they turned off, you (plural) turned off |
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:
| La semana pasada apagué la estufa antes de que se queme el pollo | Last week I turned off the stove before the chicken burned |
| Nosotros apagamos el computador anoche | We turned off the computer last night |
| Ellas apagan su celular porque están en misa | They turned off their computer because they are at church |
Apagar 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 apagar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb apagar 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 apagar in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apagaba | I used to turn off |
| Tú | apagabas | you used to turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apagaba | he/she used to turn off, you (formal) used to turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | apagábamos | we used to turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | apagabais | you (plural) Spain used to turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apagaban | they used to turn off, you (plural) used to turn off |
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:
| A veces yo apagaba el computador de mi hermano sin su permiso | Sometimes I used to turn off my brothers computer without his permission |
| Normalmente nosotros apagábamos la televisión antes de irnos a dormir | Normally we used to turn off the tv before we went to bed |
| Ellas siempre apagaban su computador cuando su madre les decía | They always used to turn off their computer when their mom told them to do so |
Apagar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb apagar 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 apagar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb apagar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate apagar 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 apagar.
- 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 apagar using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apagaré | I will turn off |
| Tú | apagarás | you will turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apagará | he/she will turn off, you (formal) will turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | apagaremos | we will turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | apagaréis | you (plural) Spain will turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apagarán | they will turn off, you (plural) will turn off |
Examples:
| Yo apagaré el microondas para ayudarte | I will turn off the microwave to help you |
| Nosotros apagaremos nuestros computadores | We will turn off our computers |
| Ellas siempre apagaran el celular en la iglesia | They will always turn off their cellphones at church |
Apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar
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 apagar using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a apagar | I will turn off |
| Tú | vas a apagar | you will turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a apagar | he/she will turn off, you (formal) will turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a apagar | we will turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a apagar | you (plural) Spain will turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a apagar | they will turn off, you (plural) will turn off |
Examples:
| Yo voy a apagar la televisión porque el ruido no me deja dormir | I will turn off the tv because the noise doesn’t let me sleep |
| Nosotros vamos a apagar nuestros celulares para concentrarnos en nuestra reunión | We will turn off our cell phones to concentrate in our meeting |
| Ellas van a apagar el carro porque ya no tienen gasolina | They will turn off the car because the ran our of gas |
Apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apagar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apag)
- Add -ando for -ar verbs = (apagando)
The present participle of apagar is apagando.
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 apagar is: apagando
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 apagar using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy apagando | I am turning off |
| Tú | estás apagando | you are turning off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está apagando | he/she is turning off, you (formal) are turning off |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos apagando | we are turning off |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis apagando | you (plural) Spain are turning off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están apagando | they are turning off, you (plural) are turning off |
Examples:
| Yo estoy apagando la televisión para que el bebe pueda dormir | I am turning off the tv so the baby can sleep |
| Nosotros estamos apagando la música para que podamos hablar | We are turning the music off so we can talk |
| ¿Estás apagando la radio? | Are you turning off the radio? |
Apagar 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 apagar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb apagar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate apagar 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 apagar.
- 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 apagar is apagar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apagaría | I would turn off |
| Tú | apagarías | you would turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apagaría | he/she would turn off, you (formal) would turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | apagaríamos | we would turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | apagaríais | you (plural) Spain would turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apagarían | they would turn off, you (plural) would turn off |
Examples:
| Yo apagaría mi celular si eso me ayudará a dormirme más temprano | I would turn off the cell phone if that helped me to go to sleep earlier |
| Nosotros apagaríamos la televisión pero no encontramos el control | We would turn off the tv but we can not find the remote |
| Ellos apagarían sus celulares pero están esperando una llamada | They would turn off their cell phones but they are expecting a call |
Apagar 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 apagar is regular in the conditional 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 apagar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apagar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apag)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apagado)
The past participle of the verb apagar is apagado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he apagado | I have turned off |
| Tú | has apagado | you have turned off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha apagado | he/she have turned off, you (formal) have turned off |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos apagado | we have turned off |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis apagado | you (plural) Spain have turned off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han apagado | they have turned off, you (plural) have turned off |
Examples:
| Yo he apagado la música para poder escucharlos mejor | I have turned the music off so I can hear you all better |
| Nosotros hemos apagado las luces de nuestra casa para ahorrar energía | We have turned the lights off at our house to save up energy |
Apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar.
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 apagar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apagar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apag)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apagado)
The past participle of apagar is apagado.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había apagado | I had turned off |
| Tú | habías apagado | you had turned off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había apagado | he/she had turned off, you (formal) had turned off |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos apagado | we had turned off |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais apagado | you (plural) Spain had turned off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían apagado | they had turned off, you (plural) had turned off |
Examples:
| Yo ya había apagado la estufa | I had already turned the stove off |
| ¿Tú habías apagado la radio? | Had you turned off the radio? |
| Él había apagado el carro para que el perro pueda subirse | He had turned off the car so the dog can get on the car |
Apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar. 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 apagar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apagar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apag)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apagado)
The past participle of apagar is apagado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré apagado | I will have turned off |
| Tú | habrás apagado | you will have turned off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá apagado | he/she will have turned off, you (formal) will have turned off |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos apagado | we will have turned off |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis apagado | you (plural) Spain will have turned off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán apagado | they will have turned off, you (plural) will have turned off |
Examples:
| Mañana a esta hora ya habré apagado todas las luces de la casa | Tomorrow at this time, I will have already turned off all the light of the house |
| Pedro habrá apagado el computador de su hija antes de que se vaya a dormir | Pedrol will have turned off his daughters computer before he went to bed |
Apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar. 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 apagar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apagar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apag)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apagado)
The past participle of apagar is apagado.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría apagado | I would have turned off |
| Tú | habrías apagado | you would have turned off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría apagado | he/she would have turned off, you (formal) would have turned off |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos apagado | we would have turned off |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais apagado | you (plural) Spain will would turned off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían apagado | they would have turned off, you (plural) would have turned off |
Examples:
| Yo habría apagado la radio si me hubieran dicho | I would have turned off the radio if anyone had told me to do it |
| Ellos habrían apagado la televisión para que sus hijos se duerman | They would have turned off the tv so their kids go to bed |
Apagar 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 apagar 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.
Apagar is what we call a -car, -gar, -zar verb. These types of verbs end in -car, -gar, or -zar. Ahorcar ends in -car.
-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 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 that end in –gar like apagar wil 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 that end in –zar 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 review how to conjugate -car, -gar, -zar verbs watch my -car, -gar, -zar video: Click for Video
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 apagar is irregular in the subjunctive present. The -g in the stem changes to a -gu.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apague | I may turn off |
| Tú | apagues | you may turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apague | he/she may turn off, you (formal) may turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | apaguemos | we may turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | apaguéis | you (plural) Spain may turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apaguen | they may turn off, you (plural) may turn off |
Examples:
| Quizás apague el horno para que no se queme la comida | Perhaps, I may turn off the microwave so the food won’t burn |
| Es posible que ellos apaguen el carro para poder subir las maletas | It’s possible they may turn off the car so we can be able to bring the suitcases up |
Apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar 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:
- Apagar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: apagar – apagaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with apag
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apagar in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apagara | I might turn off |
| Tú | apagaras | you might turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apagara | he/she might turn off, you (formal) might turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | apagáramos | we might turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | apagarais | you (plural) Spain might turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apagaran | they might turn off, you (plural) might turn off |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apagase | I might turn off |
| Tú | apagases | you might turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apagase | he/she might turn off, you (formal) might turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | apagásemos | we might turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | apagaseis | you (plural) Spain might turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apagasen | they might turn off, you (plural) might turn off |
Examples:
| Si yo apagase la computadora de mi hermano entonces mi mamá me diría que no debo hacer eso | If I might turned off my brothers computer then my mother would tell me that I should not have done that |
| ¿Sería mejor si apagásemos todas las luces de la casa? | Would it be better if we turned off all the lights in the house? |
Apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apagare | I will turn off |
| Tú | apagares | you will turn off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apagare | he/she will turn off, you (formal) will turn off |
| Nosotros (as) | apagáremos | we will turn off |
| Vosotros (as) | apagareis | you (plural) Spain will turn off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apagaren | they will turn off, you (plural) will turn off |
Example:
| El día que apagare la televisión antes de salir de la casa estaré feliz | The day I will turn off the before I head out of my house I will be happy |
Apagar 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 apagar 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 apagar is: apagado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb apagar in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya apagado | I may have turned off |
| Tú | hayas apagado | you may have turned off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya apagado | he/she may have turned off, you (formal) may have turned off |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos apagado | we may have turned off |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis apagado | you (plural) Spain may have turned off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan apagado | they may have turned off, you (plural) may have turned off |
Example:
| Dudo que alguna vez ella haya apagado la luz sin que se le diga antes. | I doubt that anytime she may have turned the light off without anybody telling her to do it |
| Es posible que ellos hayan apagado la luz antes de salir | It’s possible they may have turned the light off before we went out |
Apagar 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 apagar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apagar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apag)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apagado)
The past participle of the verb apagar is apagado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb apagar in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese apagado | I might have turned off |
| Tú | hubieses apagado | you might have turned off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese apagado | he/she might have turned off, you (formal) might have turned off |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos apagado | we might have turned off |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis apagado | you (plural) Spain might have turned off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen apagado | they might have turned off , you (plural) might have turned off |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera apagado | I might have turned off |
| Tú | hubieras apagado | you might have turned off |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera apagado | he/she might have turned off, you (formal) might have turned off |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos apagado | we might have turned off |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais apagado | you (plural) Spain might have turned off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran apagado | they might have turned off , you (plural) might have turned off |
Example:
| Yo te hubiese apagado la luz si hubiese podido. | I might have turned the light off if I could have. |
| Desearía que no me hubieras apagado la televisión porque estaba mirando una película | I wish you might have not turned the tv off because I was watching a movie |
Apagar 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.
Apagar 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 apagar would be apaga.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (apagas)
- Take off the “s”. (apaga)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (apaga)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb apagar are the following but please keep in mind that apagar is an irregular in the imperative affirmative commands. That is because the combination of letters (ge) sounds like (je) in Spanish, therefore the –g has to be changed to a -gu to keep its strong sound.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡apaga! | turn off! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡apague! | turn off! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡apaguemos! | turn off! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡apagad! | turn off! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡apaguen! | turn off! |
Examples:
| ¡Apaga la luz! | Turn off the light! |
| ¡Apaguen la plancha cuando terminen! | Turn off the iron when you are done using it! |
Apagar 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.
Apagar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative 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 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
Apagar is an irregular when it comes to Imperative Negative Commands. That is because the combination of letters (ge) sounds like (je) in Spanish, therefore the –g has to be changed to a -gu to keep its strong sound.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡No apagues! | Don’t turn off! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡No apague! | Don’t turn off! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡No apaguemos! | Don’t turn off! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡No apaguéis! | Don’t turn off! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No apaguen! | Don’t turn off! |
Examples
| ¡No apagues la luz! | Don’t turn off the light! |