Colgar (to hang up) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of colgar (to hang up) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Colgar (to hang up) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

Module 1: Charlas y conversaciones (Chit chat and conversations)

Lesson 1: Hablando por teléfono (Talking on the phone)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Colgar (to hang up) Colgando (Hanging up) Colgado (hung up)

Colgar (to hang up): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cuelgo I hang up
(tú) cuelgas You hang up
(él/ella) cuelga he/she hangs up
(nosotros/nosotras) colgamos we hang up
(vosotros/vosotras) colgáis You hang up
(ellos/ellas) cuelgan they hang up

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he colgado I have hung up
(tú) has colgado You have hung up
(él/ella) ha colgado he/she has hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos colgado we have hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis colgado You have hung up
(ellos/ellas) han colgado they have hung up

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cuelgue I hang up
(tú) cuelgues You hang up
(él/ella) cuelgue he/she hangs up
(nosotros/nosotras) colguemos we hang up
(vosotros/vosotras) colguéis You hang up
(ellos/ellas) cuelguen they hang up

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya colgado I have hung up
(tú) hayas colgado you have hung up
(él/ella) haya colgado he/she has hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos colgado we have hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis colgado you have hung up
(ellos/ellas) hayan colgado they have hung up

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) colgaba I was hanging up
(tú) colgabas You hung up
(él/ella) colgaba he/she hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) colgábamos we hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) colgabais You hung up
(ellos/ellas) colgaban they hung up

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había colgado I had hung up
(tú) habías colgado you had hung up
(él/ella) había colgado he/she had hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos colgado we had hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais colgado You had hung up
(ellos/ellas) habían colgado They had hung up

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) colgara/colgase I hung up/I hung up
(tú) colgaras/colgases you hung up
(él/ella) colgara/colgase he/she hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) colgáramos/colgásemos we hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) colgarais/colgaseis You would hang up
(ellos/ellas) colgaran/colgasen they hung up

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese colgado I had hung up
(tú) hubieras/hubieses colgado you had hung up
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese colgado he had hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos colgado we had hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis colgado You would have hung up
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen colgado they had hung up

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) colgué I hung up
(tú) colgaste You hung up
(él/ella) colgó he/she hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) colgamos we hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) colgasteis you hung up
(ellos/ellas) colgaron they hung up

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube colgado I had hung up
(tú) hubiste colgado You had hung up
(él/ella) hubo colgado he/she had hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos colgado we had hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis colgado You hung up
(ellos/ellas) hubieron colgado they had hung up

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) colgare I will hang up
(tú) colgares You will hang up
(él/ella) colgare he/she would hang up
(nosotros/nosotras) colgáremos we will hang up
(vosotros/vosotras) colgareis you will hang up
(ellos/ellas) colgaren they will hang up

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere colgado I will have hung up
(tú) hubieres colgado you would have hung up
(él/ella) hubiere colgado he/she will have hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos colgado we will have hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis colgado You would have hung up
(ellos/ellas) hubieren colgado they would have hung up

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) colgaré I will hang up
(tú) colgarás you will hang up
(él/ella) colgará he/she will hang up
(nosotros/nosotras) colgaremos we will hang up
(vosotros/vosotras) colgaréis You will hang up
(ellos/ellas) colgarán they will hang up

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré colgado I will have hung up
(tú) habrás colgado You will have hung up
(él/ella) habrá colgado he/she will have hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos colgado we will have hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis colgado you will have hung up
(ellos/ellas) habrán colgado they will have hung up
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Cuelga! You hang up
¡Cuelgue! He/she hang up
¡Colguemos! Let's hang up!
¡Colgad! you hang up
¡Cuelguen! They hang up

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No cuelgues! You do not hang up
¡No cuelgue! He/she should not hang up
¡No colguemos! Let's not hang up
¡No colguéis! you (pl) do not hang up
¡No cuelguen! They don't hang up

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) colgaría I would hang up
(tú) colgarías You would hang up
(él/ella) colgaría he/she would hang up
(nosotros/nosotras) colgaríamos we would hang up
(vosotros/vosotras) colgaríais You would hang up
(ellos/ellas) colgarían they would hang up

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría colgado I would have hung up
(tú) habrías colgado You would have hung up
(él/ella) habría colgado he/she would have hung up
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos colgado We would have hung up
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais colgado You would have hung up
(ellos/ellas) habrían colgado they would have hung up

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You hang up the pictures on the wall.
Cuelgas los cuadros en la pared.
2. You hang up the Christmas lights.
Colgáis las luces de navidad.
3. They hang up the new curtains.
Ellos cuelgan las cortinas nuevas.
4. We hang up our clothes on the washing line.
Colgamos nuestra ropa en el tendedero.
5. He hangs up the phone after speaking.
Él cuelga el teléfono después de hablar.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He has hung up the phone after talking.
Ha colgado el teléfono después de hablar.
2. He hung up his paintings in the gallery every month.
Él colgaba sus cuadros en la galería cada mes.
3. He hung up the phone after talking.
Colgó el teléfono después de hablar.
4. I hung up my coat in the closet.
Colgué mi abrigo en el armario.
5. I was hanging up the clothes on the clothesline on Sundays.
Yo colgaba la ropa en el tendedero los domingos.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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cuelgues, cuelguen, cuelgue, colguéis

1.
Ojalá él ... el teléfono más tarde.
(Hopefully he will hang up the phone later.)
2.
Recomiendo que ellos ... los carteles para el evento.
(I recommend that they hang up the posters for the event.)
3.
Espero que yo ... el cuadro correctamente.
(I hope that I hang up the picture correctly.)
4.
Tal vez vosotros ... los abrigos en el armario.
(Perhaps you hang up the coats in the wardrobe.)
5.
Es importante que tú ... la ropa antes de salir.
(It is important that you hang up the clothes before leaving.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I doubt that you have hung up the picture correctly.
Dudo que tú hayas colgado el cuadro correctamente.
2. They would have hung up the decoration if it weren't for the wind.
Ellos habrían colgado la decoración de no ser por el viento.
3. I did not believe that they had hung up the flag correctly.
No creía que ellos hubieran/hubiesen colgado la bandera correctamente.
4. They had hung up the photos before the exhibition.
Ellos hubieron colgado las fotos antes de la exposición.
5. If we had hung up the sign, more people would have attended.
Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos colgado el cartel, más personas habrían asistido.