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Cargar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn cargar, meaning to load ), through verified forms and contextual examples.

irregular-argerund: cargandoparticiple: cargado

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What does cargar mean?

cargar means to load ) in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to load (to fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition); to load (to insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation.

Principal forms of cargar

Infinitive: cargar
Gerund: cargando
Past participle: cargado

Cargar conjugation table

Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.

Pronoun	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Future
yo	cargo	cargué	cargaba	cargaré
tú	cargas	cargaste	cargabas	cargarás
él / ella / usted	carga	cargó	cargaba	cargará
nosotros/as	cargamos	cargamos	cargábamos	cargaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	cargan	cargaron	cargaban	cargarán

Pattern notes

Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.

Examples with cargar

Tom cargó el camión con arena.Tom loaded the truck with sand.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Él cargaba un rifle en su hombro.He carried a rifle on his shoulder.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Cargaré esta maleta por ti.I'll carry this suitcase for you.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate cargar for yo in the present.
Use the preterite form for ella.
Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
Write a short sentence in the future.

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