Tragar means to swallow or ingest food, liquids, or other substances. It can also be used figuratively to mean enduring or tolerating something.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trago | Yo trago comida rápidamente. I swallow food quickly. | |
| Tú | tragas | ¿Tú tragas la pastilla fácilmente? Do you swallow the pill easily? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | traga | Él traga mucho agua en el desayuno. He swallows a lot of water at breakfast. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tragamos | Nosotros tragamos la comida lentamente. We swallow the food slowly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tragáis | ¿Vosotros tragáis antes de hablar? Do you all swallow before speaking? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tragan | Ellos tragan sin problemas. They swallow without problems. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tragué | Ayer tragué la pastilla rápidamente. Yesterday I swallowed the pill quickly. | |
| Tú | traguaste | Tú traguaste la comida sin masticar. You swallowed the food without chewing. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | traguó | Él traguó la saliva nervioso. He swallowed his saliva nervously. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | traguamos | Nosotros traguamos las pastillas juntos. We swallowed the pills together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | traguasteis | Vosotros traguasteis la comida rápidamente. You all swallowed the food quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | traguaron | Ellos traguaron la saliva antes de hablar. They swallowed their saliva before speaking. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tragaba | Yo tragaba mucho cuando era niño. I used to swallow a lot when I was a child. | |
| Tú | tragabas | Tú tragabas la comida rápidamente. You used to swallow the food quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tragaba | Ella tragaba la medicina sin quejarse. She used to swallow the medicine without complaining. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tragábamos | Nosotros tragábamos el agua en la playa. We used to swallow the water at the beach. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tragabais | Vosotros tragabais muy rápido en la competencia. You all used to swallow very quickly in the competition. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tragaban | Ellos tragaban la comida sin masticar. They used to swallow the food without chewing. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy tragando | Estoy tragando agua en este momento. I am swallowing water right now. | |
| Tú | estás tragando | Estás tragando muy rápido. You are swallowing very quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está tragando | Ella está tragando su comida lentamente. She is swallowing her food slowly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos tragando | Estamos tragando mientras hablamos. We are swallowing while we talk. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis tragando | Vosotros estáis tragando muy rápido. You all are swallowing very quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están tragando | Ellos están tragando después de correr. They are swallowing after running. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a tragar | Voy a tragar la pastilla ahora. I am going to swallow the pill now. | |
| Tú | vas a tragar | ¿Vas a tragar esa comida tan rápido? Are you going to swallow that food so quickly? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a tragar | Ella va a tragar la medicina pronto. She is going to swallow the medicine soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a tragar | Vamos a tragar las pastillas juntos. We are going to swallow the pills together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a tragar | ¿Vais a tragar esa comida ahora? Are you all going to swallow that food now? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a tragar | Ellos van a tragar la medicina más tarde. They are going to swallow the medicine later. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tragaré | Mañana tragaré la medicina. Tomorrow I will swallow the medicine. | |
| Tú | tragarás | Tú tragarás la pastilla más tarde. You will swallow the pill later. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tragarás | Él tragarás la comida rápidamente. He will swallow the food quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tragarémos | Nosotros tragarémos la sopa en unos minutos. We will swallow the soup in a few minutes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tragaréis | Vosotros tragaréis las pastillas mañana. You all will swallow the pills tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tragarán | Ellos tragarán el veneno sin saberlo. They will swallow the poison unknowingly. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tragaría | Yo tragaría esa comida si tuviera hambre. I would swallow that food if I were hungry. | |
| Tú | tragarías | Tú tragarías la píldora sin problema. You would swallow the pill without a problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tragaría | Él tragaría el pescado si le gusta. He would swallow the fish if he liked it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tragaríamos | Nosotros tragaríamos el medicamento si fuera necesario. We would swallow the medicine if it were necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tragaríais | Vosotros tragaríais esa pastilla si la necesitáis. You all would swallow that pill if you need it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tragarían | Ellos tragarían la comida rápida si tuvieran hambre. They would swallow fast food if they were hungry. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he tragado | He tragado demasiado hoy. I have eaten too much today. | |
| Tú | has tragado | ¿Has tragado ya la medicina? Have you already swallowed the medicine? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha tragado | Ella ha tragado su desayuno. She has swallowed her breakfast. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos tragado | Hemos tragado toda la comida. We have eaten all the food. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis tragado | ¿Habéis tragado las pastillas? Have you all swallowed the pills? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han tragado | Ellos han tragado muy rápido. They have swallowed very quickly. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había tragado | Yo ya había tragado antes de salir. I had already swallowed before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías tragado | Tú habías tragado la pastilla por la mañana. You had swallowed the pill in the morning. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había tragado | Ella había tragado todo sin quejarse. She had swallowed everything without complaining. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos tragado | Nosotros habíamos tragado la comida rápidamente. We had swallowed the food quickly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais tragado | Vosotros habíais tragado la medicina a tiempo. You all had swallowed the medicine on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían tragado | Ellos habían tragado el líquido sin problemas. They had swallowed the liquid without problems. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré tragado | Para entonces, ya habré tragado la medicina. By then, I will have swallowed the medicine. | |
| Tú | habrás tragado | Para mañana, habrás tragado toda la sopa. By tomorrow, you will have swallowed all the soup. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá tragado | Ella habrá tragado el pescado antes de cenar. She will have swallowed the fish before dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos tragado | Nosotros habremos tragado las pastillas a tiempo. We will have swallowed the pills on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis tragado | Vosotros habréis tragado toda la comida para entonces. You all will have swallowed all the food by then. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán tragado | Ellos habrán tragado el postre después de la cena. They will have swallowed the dessert after dinner. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría tragado | Yo habría tragado más si hubiera tenido hambre. I would have swallowed more if I had been hungry. | |
| Tú | habrías tragado | Tú habrías tragado la comida si hubieras llegado a tiempo. You would have swallowed the food if you had arrived on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría tragado | Él habría tragado la pastilla, pero se le cayó. He would have swallowed the pill, but it fell. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos tragado | Nosotros habríamos tragado el pescado si no estuviera en mal estado. We would have swallowed the fish if it hadn't been spoiled. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais tragado | Vosotros habríais tragado más si hubierais tenido hambre. You all would have swallowed more if you had been hungry. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían tragado | Ellos habrían tragado la sopa si no estuviera caliente. They would have swallowed the soup if it hadn't been hot. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trague | Espero que yo trague la medicina. I hope I swallow the medicine. | |
| Tú | tragues | Es importante que tú tragues bien. It's important that you swallow well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | trague | Es posible que él trague el alimento. It's possible that he swallows the food. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | traguemos | Queremos que nosotros traguemos la comida. We want us to swallow the food. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | traguéis | Dudo que vosotros traguéis rápido. I doubt that you all swallow quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | traguen | Es bueno que ellos traguen la sopa. It's good that they swallow the soup. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tragara | Esperaba que él tragara la medicina. I hoped that he swallowed the medicine. | |
| Tú | tragaras | No creía que tú tragaras eso. I didn't believe that you swallowed that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tragara | Dudaba que ella tragara la comida rápida. I doubted that she swallowed the fast food. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tragáramos | Era posible que nosotros tragáramos el veneno. It was possible that we swallowed the poison. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tragarais | No pensaba que vosotros tragarais eso. I didn't think that you all swallowed that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tragaran | No creían que ellos tragaran la mentira. They didn't believe that they swallowed the lie. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tragares | Si tragaras más despacio, entenderías mejor. If you swallowed more slowly, you would understand better. | |
| Tú | tragares | Es posible que tú tragares antes de la reunión. It’s possible that you will swallow before the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tragara | Quizás ella tragara el medicamento mañana. Maybe she will swallow the medicine tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tragáremos | Cuando traguéremos la comida, podremos descansar. When we swallow the food, we will be able to rest. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tragares | Es probable que vosotros tragares el líquido pronto. It’s likely that you all will swallow the liquid soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tragaren | Quizá ellos tragar en la próxima prueba. Maybe they will swallow in the next test. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya tragado | Espero que haya tragado toda la comida. I hope he/she has swallowed all the food. | |
| Tú | hayas tragado | Es posible que hayas tragado algo mal. It's possible that you have swallowed something wrong. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya tragado | Es importante que él haya tragado antes de salir. It's important that he has swallowed before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos tragado | Esperamos que hayamos tragado todo sin problemas. We hope that we have swallowed everything without problems. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis tragado | Me alegra que hayáis tragado esa medicina. I'm glad that you all have swallowed that medicine. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan tragado | Dudo que hayan tragado demasiado. I doubt that they have swallowed too much. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera tragado | Si hubiera tragado más despacio, no me habría ahogado. If I had swallowed more slowly, I wouldn't have choked. | |
| Tú | hubieras tragado | Es posible que tú hubieras tragado algo sin querer. Maybe you had swallowed something unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera tragado | Ella dudaba que él hubiera tragado toda la comida. She doubted that he had swallowed all the food. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos tragado | No creíamos que nosotros hubiéramos tragado tanto. We didn't think we had swallowed so much. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais tragado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais tragado eso. I was surprised that you all had swallowed that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran tragado | No estaban seguros de que ellos hubieran tragado la medicina. They weren't sure if they had swallowed the medicine. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere tragado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere tragado. By the time I arrive, I will have already swallowed. | |
| Tú | hubieres tragado | Es posible que tú hubieres tragado antes de salir. It's possible that you will have swallowed before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere tragado | Es probable que él hubiere tragado todo. It's likely that he will have swallowed everything. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos tragado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos tragado la comida. By then, we will have swallowed the food. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis tragado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis tragado ya. Maybe you all will have swallowed already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren tragado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren tragado. When they arrive, they will have already swallowed. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trague | Trague la medicina lentamente. Swallow the medicine slowly. | |
| Tú | traga | Traga el agua antes de dormir. Swallow the water before sleeping. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | trague | Trague la sopa, por favor. Swallow the soup, please. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | traguemos | Traguemos las pastillas ahora. Let's swallow the pills now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tragad | Tragad la comida lentamente. Swallow the food slowly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | traguén | Traguén las gotas de una vez. Swallow the drops at once. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no tragues | No tragues esa comida rápida. Don't swallow that fast food. | |
| Tú | no tragues | ¡No tragues esa pastilla sin agua! Don't swallow that pill without water! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no trague | Por favor, no trague esa medicina sin consultar. Please, don't swallow that medicine without consulting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no traguemos | No traguemos esa historia falsa. Let's not swallow that false story. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no traguéis | No traguéis esa mentira. Don't swallow that lie. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no traguén | No traguén esa explicación engañosa. Don't swallow that misleading explanation. |
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