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Tragar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn tragar, meaning to swallow, through verified forms and contextual examples.

irregular-argerund: tragandoparticiple: tragado

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What does tragar mean?

tragar means to swallow in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to swallow, consume, absorb (take (something) in so that it disappears); to gulp, swallow, devour (eat quickly and eagerly).

Principal forms of tragar

Infinitive: tragar
Gerund: tragando
Past participle: tragado

Tragar 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	trago	tragué	tragaba	tragaré
tú	tragas	tragaste	tragabas	tragarás
él / ella / usted	traga	tragó	tragaba	tragará
nosotros/as	tragamos	tragamos	tragábamos	tragaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	tragan	tragaron	tragaban	tragarán

Pattern notes

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

Examples with tragar

Me tragué el chicle por accidente.I swallowed my gum by accident.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Se lo tragó el abismo.He was swallowed by the abyss.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

No se trague esa propaganda engañosa.Don't swallow that slick propaganda.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate tragar 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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