The subjuntivo presente of Cargar is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about an action, for example: Espero que cargues la batería antes de salir. (I hope you charge the battery before leaving.)

This verb belongs to the -gar spelling-changing conjugation type, where the ‘g’ changes to ‘gu’ before ‘e’ in certain forms.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cargar (to load) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Cargar generally means to load, charge or burden, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To load or burden: for example, Que cargues las maletas en el coche (That you load the suitcases into the car).

To charge or load up: for example, Que cargues la batería del móvil (That you charge the phone’s battery).

To burden or weigh down: for example, Que no te cargues de trabajo (That you don’t burden yourself with work).

To annoy or bother (colloquial): for example, Que no me cargues con tus problemas (That you don’t bother me with your problems).

To criticize or insult (rude, colloquial): for example, ¡Que te cargues a ese idiota! (That you criticize/insult that idiot!).

Examples

Examples of Cargar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que cargues tu teléfono antes de salir de viaje. (It’s important that you charge your phone before leaving on a trip.)

Ojalá que carguen las maletas en el avión con cuidado. (I hope they load the luggage onto the plane carefully.)

Aunque no lo creas, el instructor insistió en que carguemos pesas durante la clase de yoga. (Unbelievable as it may seem, the instructor insisted that we lift weights during the yoga class.)

Para la fiesta, es necesario que carguen suficiente hielo. (For the party, it’s necessary that they bring enough ice.)

El mecánico recomienda que cargues el tanque de gasolina cada semana. (The mechanic recommends that you fill up the gas tank every week.)

Mis padres quieren que cargue la aplicación para rastrear mi ubicación. (My parents want me to install the app to track my location.)

Ojalá que carguemos la batería del carro antes de ir al trabajo. (I hope we charge the car’s battery before going to work.)

Es una lástima que carguen tanto por el envío internacional. (It’s a shame that they charge so much for international shipping.)

Tal vez sea mejor que cargues los documentos en la nube por si acaso. (Maybe it’s better if you upload the documents to the cloud just in case.)

Aunque no me guste, mi jefe insiste en que cargue horas extras. (Even though I don’t like it, my boss insists that I work overtime.)

Ojalá que carguen los precios de manera justa en el supermercado. (I hope they price things fairly at the supermarket.)

Para la mudanza, es recomendable que carguen las cajas con cuidado. (For the move, it’s advisable that they load the boxes carefully.)

Quiero que cargues las fotos de las vacaciones en las redes sociales. (I want you to upload the vacation photos to social media.)

Es una pena que carguen tanto por el estacionamiento en el centro comercial. (It’s a pity that they charge so much for parking at the mall.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cargar (to load) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.