Apagar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Apagar in Spanish

Apagar means “to turn off,” “to extinguish,” or “to make something fade.” You will learn its regular -AR framework, g → gu spelling change before e, and common device/fire uses.

Apagar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, apagar keeps regular -AR endings but changes g → gu before e to preserve the hard /g/ sound, as in apagué — “I turned off / extinguished” — and present subjunctive apague....

Apagar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle apagado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	apagar	to turn off / extinguish
Gerund	apagando	turning off / extinguishing
Past participle	apagado	turned off / extinguished

Apagar meaning and essential uses

Apagar is transitive when making fire, light, or another source stop burning or shining: Apaga la luz. — “Turn off the light.” RAE also explicitly includes stopping a device by disconnecting it from its energy source.

RAE further records making something cease, disappear, or lose intensity: El tiempo apagó los colores. — “Time faded the colors.” The verb also has pronominal uses such as la luz se apagó — “the light went out.”

Apagar irregular conjugation patterns

Most forms use apag- with ordinary -AR endings. Before e, spelling changes to apagu-: apagué — “I turned off” — and apague — “that I turn off.”

The entire present-subjunctive family therefore uses apagu-: apague, apagues, apaguemos, apaguéis, apaguen. Other major tense families retain apag-.

Apagar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Apagar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apago	I turn off / extinguish
Tú — you, singular informal	apagas	you turn off / extinguish
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apaga	he / she turns off / extinguishes; you turn off / extinguish (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	apagamos	we turn off / extinguish
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apagáis	you turn off / extinguish (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	apagan	they turn off / extinguish; you turn off / extinguish (plural)

• Apago el ordenador al terminar. — I turn off the computer when I finish.

Apagar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The first-person singular is apagué, with g → gu before e.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apagué	I turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	apagaste	you turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apagó	he / she turned off / extinguished; you turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	apagamos	we turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apagasteis	you turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	apagaron	they turned off / extinguished; you turned off / extinguished (plural)

• Ayer apagué todas las luces. — Yesterday I turned off all the lights.

Apagar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apagaba	I used to turn off / extinguish / was turning off / extinguishing
Tú — you, singular informal	apagabas	you used to turn off / extinguish / were turning off / extinguishing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apagaba	he / she used to turn off / extinguish / was turning off / extinguishing; you used to turn off / extinguish / were turning off / extinguishing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	apagábamos	we used to turn off / extinguish / were turning off / extinguishing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apagabais	you used to turn off / extinguish / were turning off / extinguishing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	apagaban	they used to turn off / extinguish / were turning off / extinguishing; you used to turn off / extinguish / were turning off / extinguishing (plural)

• Antes apagábamos el fuego con agua. — We used to extinguish the fire with water.

Apagar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus apagando — “turning off / extinguishing.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy apagando	I am turning off / extinguishing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás apagando	you are turning off / extinguishing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está apagando	he / she is turning off / extinguishing; you are turning off / extinguishing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos apagando	we are turning off / extinguishing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis apagando	you are turning off / extinguishing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están apagando	they are turning off / extinguishing; you are turning off / extinguishing (plural)

• Estoy apagando los dispositivos. — I am turning off the devices.

Apagar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and apagar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a apagar	I am going to turn off / extinguish
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a apagar	you are going to turn off / extinguish
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a apagar	he / she is going to turn off / extinguish; you are going to turn off / extinguish (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a apagar	we are going to turn off / extinguish
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a apagar	you are going to turn off / extinguish (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a apagar	they are going to turn off / extinguish; you are going to turn off / extinguish (plural)

• Voy a apagar el motor. — I am going to turn off the engine.

Apagar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apagaré	I will turn off / extinguish
Tú — you, singular informal	apagarás	you will turn off / extinguish
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apagará	he / she will turn off / extinguish; you will turn off / extinguish (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	apagaremos	we will turn off / extinguish
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apagaréis	you will turn off / extinguish (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	apagarán	they will turn off / extinguish; you will turn off / extinguish (plural)

• Apagaremos las luces a medianoche. — We will turn off the lights at midnight.

Apagar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apagaría	I would turn off / extinguish
Tú — you, singular informal	apagarías	you would turn off / extinguish
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apagaría	he / she would turn off / extinguish; you would turn off / extinguish (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	apagaríamos	we would turn off / extinguish
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apagaríais	you would turn off / extinguish (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	apagarían	they would turn off / extinguish; you would turn off / extinguish (plural)

• Apagaría el teléfono durante la reunión. — I would turn off the phone during the meeting.

Apagar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he apagado	I have turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	has apagado	you have turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha apagado	he / she has turned off / extinguished; you have turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos apagado	we have turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis apagado	you have turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han apagado	they have turned off / extinguished; you have turned off / extinguished (plural)

• He apagado la calefacción. — I have turned off the heating.

Apagar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había apagado	I had turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	habías apagado	you had turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había apagado	he / she had turned off / extinguished; you had turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos apagado	we had turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais apagado	you had turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían apagado	they had turned off / extinguished; you had turned off / extinguished (plural)

• Ya habíamos apagado el fuego. — We had already extinguished the fire.

Apagar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré apagado	I will have turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás apagado	you will have turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá apagado	he / she will have turned off / extinguished; you will have turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos apagado	we will have turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis apagado	you will have turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán apagado	they will have turned off / extinguished; you will have turned off / extinguished (plural)

• Para entonces habrán apagado todas las máquinas. — By then they will have turned off all the machines.

Apagar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría apagado	I would have turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías apagado	you would have turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría apagado	he / she would have turned off / extinguished; you would have turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos apagado	we would have turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais apagado	you would have turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían apagado	they would have turned off / extinguished; you would have turned off / extinguished (plural)

• Habría apagado el motor antes. — I would have turned off the engine earlier.

Apagar subjunctive conjugations

Apagar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The entire present-subjunctive family uses apagu- before the e-based endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apague	that I turn off / extinguish
Tú — you, singular informal	apagues	that you turn off / extinguish
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apague	that he / she turn off / extinguish; that you turn off / extinguish (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	apaguemos	that we turn off / extinguish
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apaguéis	that you turn off / extinguish (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	apaguen	that they turn off / extinguish; that you turn off / extinguish (plural)

• Quiero que apagues la luz. — I want you to turn off the light.

Apagar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apagara	that I turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	apagaras	that you turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apagara	that he / she turned off / extinguished; that you turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	apagáramos	that we turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apagarais	that you turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	apagaran	that they turned off / extinguished; that you turned off / extinguished (plural)

• Preferían que apagáramos los equipos. — They preferred that we turn off the equipment.
• Era mejor que apagases el motor primero. — It was better for you to turn off the engine first.

Apagar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apagare	if / when I should turn off / extinguish
Tú — you, singular informal	apagares	if / when you should turn off / extinguish
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apagare	if / when he / she should turn off / extinguish; if / when you should turn off / extinguish (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	apagáremos	if / when we should turn off / extinguish
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apagareis	if / when you should turn off / extinguish (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	apagaren	if / when they should turn off / extinguish; if / when you should turn off / extinguish (plural)

• Quien apagare un equipo crítico deberá registrarlo. — Whoever should turn off critical equipment must record it.

Apagar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya apagado	that I have turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas apagado	that you have turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya apagado	that he / she has turned off / extinguished; that you have turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos apagado	that we have turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis apagado	that you have turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan apagado	that they have turned off / extinguished; that you have turned off / extinguished (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas apagado el fuego. — I am glad that you extinguished the fire.

Apagar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera apagado	that I had turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras apagado	that you had turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera apagado	that he / she had turned off / extinguished; that you had turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos apagado	that we had turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais apagado	that you had turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran apagado	that they had turned off / extinguished; that you had turned off / extinguished (plural)

• Si hubiera apagado el teléfono, no habría sonado. — If I had turned off the phone, it would not have rung.
• Si hubieses apagado el motor, habríamos ahorrado combustible. — If you had turned off the engine, we would have saved fuel.

Apagar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant apagado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere apagado	if / when I should have turned off / extinguished
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres apagado	if / when you should have turned off / extinguished
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere apagado	if / when he / she should have turned off / extinguished; if / when you should have turned off / extinguished (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos apagado	if / when we should have turned off / extinguished
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis apagado	if / when you should have turned off / extinguished (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren apagado	if / when they should have turned off / extinguished; if / when you should have turned off / extinguished (plural)

• Si hubieren apagado sistemas adicionales, deberán informarlo. — If they should have turned off additional systems, they must report it.

Apagar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Apagar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	apaga	turn off
Usted — you, singular formal	apague	turn off (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	apaguemos	let’s turn off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apagad	turn off (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	apaguen	turn off (plural)

• Apaga la luz al salir. — Turn off the light when you leave.

Apagar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no apagues	do not turn off
Usted — you, singular formal	no apague	do not turn off (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no apaguemos	let’s not turn off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no apaguéis	do not turn off (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no apaguen	do not turn off (plural)

• No apagues el ordenador todavía. — Do not turn off the computer yet.

Common constructions with Apagar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• apagar la luz / el fuego. — to turn off a light / extinguish a fire.
• apagar un aparato / motor. — to turn off a device / engine.
• apagarse. — to go out / switch off / fade away.

Example sentences with Apagar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• La pantalla se apagó sola. — The screen turned off by itself.
• Apaga el teléfono durante la reunión. — Turn off the phone during the meeting.
• El viento apagó la vela. — The wind extinguished the candle.
• Espero que apagues todas las luces. — I hope you turn off all the lights.
• Ya han apagado el sistema. — They have already shut down the system.
• Apaga primero el motor. — Turn off the engine first.

Regional and usage notes for Apagar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos apagás la luz al salir. — You turn off the light when you leave. (voseo)
• Apagá el teléfono ahora. — Turn off the phone now. (affirmative vos command)

For apagar, the endings are largely regular. The crucial spelling rule is g → gu before e, visible in apagué, the present subjunctive, and related command forms.