The Present Tense of Cargar is used to describe actions happening in the present moment or habitual actions, for example: Yo cargo las maletas en el auto. (I load the suitcases into the car.)

Cargar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the present tense follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cargar (to load) in the Present Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

Cargar generally means to load, carry or charge, but has several different meanings in the Present Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To load or carry: for example, Yo cargo las maletas. (I carry the suitcases.)

To charge (a battery): for example, Ella carga su teléfono todas las noches. (She charges her phone every night.)

To load (a weapon): for example, Él carga su pistola con municiones. (He loads his gun with ammunition.)

To burden or overload: for example, No cargues a tu hermano con tantas tareas. (Don’t burden your brother with so many chores.)

To charge (with a fee): for example, El mecánico carga mucho por ese servicio. (The mechanic charges a lot for that service.)

Slang: To annoy or bother: for example, Dejen de cargar, ¿quieren? (Stop bothering/annoying, will you?)

Examples

Examples of Cargar in the Present Tense

Yo cargo las maletas en el auto antes de viajar. (I load the suitcases into the car before traveling.)

Tú cargas demasiado peso en tu mochila todos los días. (You carry too much weight in your backpack every day.)

Ella carga su teléfono móvil antes de salir de casa. (She charges her mobile phone before leaving home.)

Nosotros cargamos las compras en el maletero del auto. (We load the groceries into the trunk of the car.)

Ellos cargan la batería del coche eléctrico cada noche. (They charge the electric car’s battery every night.)

Mi amigo carga con mucha responsabilidad en su trabajo. (My friend bears a lot of responsibility at his job.)

¿Puedes cargar mi computadora portátil? Se quedó sin batería. (Can you charge my laptop? It ran out of battery.)

Los atletas cargan pesas para mantenerse en forma. (The athletes lift weights to stay in shape.)

En la mudanza, cargamos todas las cajas al camión de mudanza. (During the move, we loaded all the boxes onto the moving truck.)

La aplicación carga lentamente en mi teléfono viejo. (The app loads slowly on my old phone.)

Los manifestantes cargan contra la policía durante las protestas. (The protesters charge against the police during the protests.)

El repartidor carga los paquetes en su camioneta para hacer las entregas. (The delivery person loads the packages into their van to make the deliveries.)

Mamá carga la lavadora con la ropa sucia. (Mom loads the washing machine with the dirty clothes.)

Los fans cargan contra el árbitro por sus decisiones polémicas. (The fans charge against the referee for his controversial decisions.)

El equipo de construcción carga los materiales de construcción en el sitio de trabajo. (The construction crew loads the construction materials at the job site.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cargar (to load) in the Present Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Present tense is also known as the Simple Present, Present Simple, Present Tense, or Present Indicative in English, and as Presente de Indicativo, Presente Simple, Tiempo Presente, or Indicativo Presente in Spanish.