The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of Cargar is used to give direct orders or instructions related to carrying, loading, or charging something. For example, Carga la batería del teléfono. (Charge the phone’s battery.)

This verb follows the -gar to -gue spelling-changing conjugation pattern, where the ‘g’ changes to ‘gu’ before the vowels ‘e’ and ‘i’ in certain conjugations.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cargar (to load) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Latin American Spanish):

Cargar generally means to load, carry or charge, but has several different meanings in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands), some of which might surprise you.

To load or carry something: for example, ¡Carga las maletas en el auto! (Load the suitcases into the car!)

To charge or load a device: for example, ¡Carga el celular antes de salir! (Charge the phone before leaving!)

To add weight or burden: for example, ¡No cargues más peso del necesario! (Don’t carry more weight than necessary!)

To attack or assault (colloquial): for example, ¡Cárgalo si te molesta! (Attack him if he bothers you!)

To annoy or bother (colloquial): for example, ¡No me cargues con tus problemas! (Don’t bother me with your problems!)

Examples

Examples of Cargar in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Carga la maleta en el coche! (Load the suitcase into the car!)

Por favor, cargue el equipaje en la banda transportadora. (Please load the luggage onto the conveyor belt.)

Antes de irnos de vacaciones, carguemos las maletas en el auto. (Before we go on vacation, let’s load the suitcases into the car.)

Oye amigo, carga esas cajas en la camioneta. (Hey friend, load those boxes into the truck.)

Para la mudanza, carguen todos los muebles en el camión de mudanzas. (For the move, load all the furniture onto the moving truck.)

Mamá, carga la ropa sucia en la lavadora. (Mom, load the dirty clothes into the washing machine.)

¡Cargue su celular antes de salir! (Charge your cell phone before leaving!)

Equipo, carguemos el nuevo software en las computadoras de la oficina. (Team, let’s load the new software onto the office computers.)

Oye viejo, carga esa canción que me gusta en tu reproductor de música. (Hey man, load that song I like onto your music player.)

Para la reunión, carguen los archivos en la nube para que todos puedan acceder. (For the meeting, load the files onto the cloud so everyone can access them.)

Antes del viaje, carga el tanque de gasolina del auto. (Before the trip, fill up the gas tank of the car.)

¡Cargue las compras en el baúl del coche! (Load the groceries into the trunk of the car!)

Hija, carga tu mochila con los libros para la escuela. (Daughter, load your backpack with books for school.)

Para el picnic, carguemos la canasta con comida y bebidas. (For the picnic, let’s load the basket with food and drinks.)

Muchachos, carguen la leña en la camioneta para la fogata de esta noche. (Guys, load the firewood into the truck for the bonfire tonight.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cargar (to load) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.