drogar — Spanish conjugation

to drug

Frequency#823Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodrogoI drug
drogasyou drug
vosdrogásyou drug
él/ella/Ud.drogahe/she/it drugs
nosotrosdrogamoswe drug
vosotrosdrogáisyou (pl.) drug
ellos/ellas/Uds.droganthey drug

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodroguéI drugged
drogasteyou drugged
vosdrogasteyou drugged
él/ella/Ud.drogóhe/she/it drugged
nosotrosdrogamoswe drugged
vosotrosdrogasteisyou (pl.) drugged
ellos/ellas/Uds.drogaronthey drugged

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yodrogaba
drogabas
vosdrogabas
él/ella/Ud.drogaba
nosotrosdrogábamos
vosotrosdrogabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.drogaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodrogaríaI would drug
drogaríasyou would drug
vosdrogaríasyou would drug
él/ella/Ud.drogaríahe/she/it would drug
nosotrosdrogaríamoswe would drug
vosotrosdrogaríaisyou (pl.) would drug
ellos/ellas/Uds.drogaríanthey would drug

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodrogaréI will drug
drogarásyou will drug
vosdrogarásyou will drug
él/ella/Ud.drogaráhe/she/it will drug
nosotrosdrogaremoswe will drug
vosotrosdrogaréisyou (pl.) will drug
ellos/ellas/Uds.drogaránthey will drug

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe drogadoI have drugged
has drogadoyou have drugged
voshas drogadoyou have drugged
él/ella/Ud.ha drogadohe/she/it has drugged
nosotroshemos drogadowe have drugged
vosotroshabéis drogadoyou (pl.) have drugged
ellos/ellas/Uds.han drogadothey have drugged

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía drogadoI had drugged
habías drogadoyou had drugged
voshabías drogadoyou had drugged
él/ella/Ud.había drogadohe/she/it had drugged
nosotroshabíamos drogadowe had drugged
vosotroshabíais drogadoyou (pl.) had drugged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían drogadothey had drugged

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría drogado
habrías drogado
voshabrías drogado
él/ella/Ud.habría drogado
nosotroshabríamos drogado
vosotroshabríais drogado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían drogado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré drogadoI will have drugged
habrás drogadoyou will have drugged
voshabrás drogadoyou will have drugged
él/ella/Ud.habrá drogadohe/she/it will have drugged
nosotroshabremos drogadowe will have drugged
vosotroshabréis drogadoyou (pl.) will have drugged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán drogadothey will have drugged

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yodrogue
drogues
vosdrogues
él/ella/Ud.drogue
nosotrosdroguemos
vosotrosdroguéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.droguen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodrogara
drogaras
vosdrogaras
él/ella/Ud.drogara
nosotrosdrogáramos
vosotrosdrogarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.drogaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodrogase
drogases
vosdrogases
él/ella/Ud.drogase
nosotrosdrogásemos
vosotrosdrogaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.drogasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya drogado
hayas drogado
voshayas drogado
él/ella/Ud.haya drogado
nosotroshayamos drogado
vosotroshayáis drogado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan drogado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera drogado
hubieras drogado
voshubieras drogado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera drogado
nosotroshubiéramos drogado
vosotroshubierais drogado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran drogado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
droga
vosdrogá
él/ella/Ud.drogue
nosotrosdroguemos
vosotrosdrogad
ustedesdroguen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no drogues
vosno drogues
él/ella/Ud.no drogue
nosotrosno droguemos
vosotrosno droguéis
ustedesno droguen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy drogando
estás drogando
vosestás drogando
él/ella/Ud.está drogando
nosotrosestamos drogando
vosotrosestáis drogando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están drogando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve drogando
estuviste drogando
vosestuviste drogando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo drogando
nosotrosestuvimos drogando
vosotrosestuvisteis drogando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron drogando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba drogando
estabas drogando
vosestabas drogando
él/ella/Ud.estaba drogando
nosotrosestábamos drogando
vosotrosestabais drogando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban drogando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría drogando
estarías drogando
vosestarías drogando
él/ella/Ud.estaría drogando
nosotrosestaríamos drogando
vosotrosestaríais drogando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían drogando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré drogando
estarás drogando
vosestarás drogando
él/ella/Ud.estará drogando
nosotrosestaremos drogando
vosotrosestaréis drogando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán drogando