/kaɾˈɣaɾ/

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Translation

to load, to carry, to charge

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yocargocarguécargabacargarécargaría
túcargascargastecargabascargaráscargarías
él/ella/ud.cargacargócargabacargarácargaría
nos.cargamoscargamoscargábamoscargaremoscargaríamos
vos.cargáiscargasteiscargabaiscargaréiscargaríais
ellos/uds.cargancargaroncargabancargaráncargarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yocarguecargaracargase
túcarguescargarascargases
él/ella/ud.carguecargaracargase
nos.carguemoscargáramoscargásemos
vos.carguéiscargaraiscargaseis
ellos/uds.carguencargarancargasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túcarga
ud.cargue
nosotroscarguemos
vosotroscargad
uds.carguen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
cargando
Past participle
cargado

Examples

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I have to load the suitcases into the car.

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Do not forget to charge the phone before leaving.

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The lorry took an hour to load all the fruit.

¿ ?

Will you help me carry these boxes upstairs?

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The battery takes two hours to charge fully.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 9: cargar, cerveza, político and 6 more words.