Conjugate tragar in Spanish
to swallow
tragar is a regular -ar verb ranked #583 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Me cuesta tragar las pastillas tan grandes." (It's hard for me to swallow such large pills.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
tragar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to swallow · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | trago |
| tú | tragas |
| él/ella/Ud. | traga |
| nosotros | tragamos |
| vosotros | tragáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | tragan |
Yo trago todos los días.
I swallow every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | tragué |
| tú | tragaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | tragó |
| nosotros | tragamos |
| vosotros | tragasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | tragaron |
Ayer yo tragué.
Yesterday I swallow.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | tragaba |
| tú | tragabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | tragaba |
| nosotros | tragábamos |
| vosotros | tragabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | tragaban |
Antes yo tragaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to swallow often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | tragaré |
| tú | tragarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | tragará |
| nosotros | tragaremos |
| vosotros | tragaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | tragarán |
Mañana yo tragaré.
Tomorrow I will swallow.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | tragaría |
| tú | tragarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | tragaría |
| nosotros | tragaríamos |
| vosotros | tragaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | tragarían |
Si pudiera, yo tragaría.
If I could, I would swallow.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | trague |
| tú | tragues |
| él/ella/Ud. | trague |
| nosotros | traguemos |
| vosotros | traguéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | traguen |
Espero que tú tragues.
I hope that you swallow.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | traga |
| él/ella/Ud. | trague |
| nosotros | traguemos |
| vosotros | tragad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | traguen |
¡Traga!
Swallow!
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Example sentences
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Me cuesta tragar las pastillas tan grandes.
It's hard for me to swallow such large pills.
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El niño tragó la comida sin masticar.
The child swallowed the food without chewing.
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No puedo tragar esta mentira.
I can't swallow this lie.
Common phrases with tragar
- tragar saliva to swallow hard / to gulp
- tragarse el orgullo to swallow one's pride
- difícil de tragar hard to swallow