-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate albergar in Spanish

to shelter, to house

albergar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1457 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El edificio alberga un museo de arte moderno." (The building houses a modern art museum.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo albergo
albergas
él/ella/Ud. alberga
nosotros albergamos
vosotros albergáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. albergan
Example

El edificio alberga un museo de arte moderno.

The building houses a modern art museum.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo albergué
albergaste
él/ella/Ud. albergó
nosotros albergamos
vosotros albergasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. albergaron
Example

Ayer yo albergué.

Yesterday I shelter, to house.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo albergaba
albergabas
él/ella/Ud. albergaba
nosotros albergábamos
vosotros albergabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. albergaban
Example

Antes yo albergaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to shelter, to house often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo albergaré
albergarás
él/ella/Ud. albergará
nosotros albergaremos
vosotros albergaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. albergarán
Example

Mañana yo albergaré.

Tomorrow I will shelter, to house.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo albergaría
albergarías
él/ella/Ud. albergaría
nosotros albergaríamos
vosotros albergaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. albergarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo albergaría.

If I could, I would shelter, to house.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo albergue
albergues
él/ella/Ud. albergue
nosotros alberguemos
vosotros alberguéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. alberguen
Example

Espero que tú albergues.

I hope that you shelter, to house.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
alberga
él/ella/Ud. albergue
nosotros alberguemos
vosotros albergad
ellos/ellas/Uds. alberguen
Example

El edificio alberga un museo de arte moderno.

The building houses a modern art museum.

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