Alojar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb alojar means to lodge, to house, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Alojar means to lodge or to house, to give someone a place to stay, such as a hotel room, a house or a shelter. It is a fully regular verb used in travel, housing and hospitality. Like every Spanish verb, alojar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say alojo a los turistas en el hotel, and in the preterite you say alojé a la familia en su casa. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: alojar
- English: to lodge, to house
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: alojando
- Past participle: alojado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + alojado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for alojar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Alojar is fully regular: alojo, aloja. It is giving someone somewhere to stay; hospedar is hosting them as a guest.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for alojar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | alojo |
| tú | alojas |
| él/ella/Ud. | aloja |
| nosotros/as | alojamos |
| vosotros/as | alojáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | alojé |
| tú | alojaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | alojó |
| nosotros/as | alojamos |
| vosotros/as | alojasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | alojaba |
| tú | alojabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | alojaba |
| nosotros/as | alojábamos |
| vosotros/as | alojabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | alojaré |
| tú | alojarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | alojará |
| nosotros/as | alojaremos |
| vosotros/as | alojaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | alojaría |
| tú | alojarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | alojaría |
| nosotros/as | alojaríamos |
| vosotros/as | alojaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he alojado |
| tú | has alojado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha alojado |
| nosotros/as | hemos alojado |
| vosotros/as | habéis alojado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han alojado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había alojado |
| tú | habías alojado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había alojado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos alojado |
| vosotros/as | habíais alojado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían alojado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré alojado |
| tú | habrás alojado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá alojado |
| nosotros/as | habremos alojado |
| vosotros/as | habréis alojado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán alojado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría alojado |
| tú | habrías alojado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría alojado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos alojado |
| vosotros/as | habríais alojado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían alojado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aloje |
| tú | alojes |
| él/ella/Ud. | aloje |
| nosotros/as | alojemos |
| vosotros/as | alojéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | alojara |
| tú | alojaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | alojara |
| nosotros/as | alojáramos |
| vosotros/as | alojarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | aloja |
| él/ella/Ud. | aloje |
| nosotros/as | alojemos |
| vosotros/as | alojad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | alojes |
| él/ella/Ud. | aloje |
| nosotros/as | alojemos |
| vosotros/as | alojéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | alojen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | alojando | with estar for the progressive: estoy alojando |
| Past participle | alojado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he alojado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Alojo a los turistas en el hotel. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, alojé a los estudiantes en pisos. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, alojaba a la familia en su casa. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, alojaré a los refugiados en el albergue. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Alojaría a los turistas en el hotel si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he alojado a los estudiantes en pisos. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había alojado a la familia en su casa antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré alojado a los refugiados en el albergue. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría alojado a los turistas en el hotel con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él aloje a los estudiantes en pisos. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él alojara a la familia en su casa, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Aloja a los refugiados en el albergue! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For alojar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No alojes a los turistas en el hotel. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with alojar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Alojo a los turistas en el hotel. — I lodge the tourists in the hotel.
- Aloja a los estudiantes en pisos. — He/she lodges the students in flats.
- Ayer, alojé a la familia en su casa. — Yesterday, I lodged the family in my house.
- Antes, nosotros alojábamos a los refugiados en el albergue. — Before, we used to lodge the refugees in the hostel.
- Mañana, tú alojarás a los turistas en el hotel. — Tomorrow, you will lodge the tourists in the hotel.
- Yo alojaría a los estudiantes en pisos si tuviera más tiempo. — I would lodge the students in flats if I had more time.
- Él ha alojado a la familia en su casa. — He has lodged the family in my house.
- Espero que él aloje a los refugiados en el albergue. — I hope he lodges the refugees in the hostel.
- Yo ya había alojado a los turistas en el hotel antes de salir. — I had already lodged the tourists in the hotel before leaving.
- Ellos alojaban a los estudiantes en pisos cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to lodge the students in flats when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo aloja a los turistas en el hotel. — Right: Yo alojo a los turistas en el hotel. — The person matters: aloja is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is alojo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo alojo a los estudiantes en pisos. — Right: Ayer yo alojé a los estudiantes en pisos. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: alojo is happening now, while alojé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating alojar and hospedar as identical in every context. — Right: Alojar means to lodge, to house, while hospedar means to host guests. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: alojar fits sentences such as Alojo a los turistas en el hotel, while hospedar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy alojado a los estudiantes en pisos. — Right: Yo he alojado a los estudiantes en pisos. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he alojado, has alojado, ha alojado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo alojé a la familia en su casa todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo alojaba a la familia en su casa todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (alojaba), not the preterite. The preterite (alojé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on alojar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a los turistas en el hotel. (present tense) A. alojo B. alojas C. aloja D. alojamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ a los estudiantes en pisos. (preterite) A. alojé B. alojaste C. alojaron D. alojó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ a la familia en su casa. (imperfect) A. alojabas B. alojaban C. alojábamos D. alojaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ a los refugiados en el albergue. (future) A. alojaremos B. alojarás C. alojaré D. alojará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a los turistas en el hotel si pudiera. (conditional) A. alojaría B. alojarías C. alojarían D. alojo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ a los estudiantes en pisos. (present subjunctive) A. alojes B. alojemos C. alojo D. aloje
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ a la familia en su casa, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. alojáramos B. alojo C. alojara D. alojaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ a los refugiados en el albergue. (present perfect) A. han alojado B. hemos alojado C. he alojado D. has alojado
Complete the command: ¡___ a los turistas en el hotel! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. aloja B. aloje C. alojemos D. alojad
Which is the gerund of alojar, used with estar for the progressive? A. alojado B. alojo C. alojé D. alojando
Answer key
- alojo — The first-person present of alojar is alojo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- alojó — The third-person preterite of alojar is alojó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- alojábamos — The nosotros imperfect of alojar is alojábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- alojarás — The second-person future of alojar is alojarás.
- alojaría — The first-person conditional of alojar is alojaría, the form for what would happen.
- aloje — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of alojar is aloje.
- alojara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of alojar is alojara.
- hemos alojado — The nosotros present perfect of alojar is hemos alojado: hemos + alojado.
- aloja — The affirmative tú imperative of alojar is aloja.
- alojando — The gerund of alojar is alojando: estoy alojando. The participle alojado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does alojar mean in English?
Alojar means to lodge, to house. It is used in everyday situations such as Alojo a los turistas en el hotel. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is alojar regular or irregular?
Alojar is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including alojo in the present and alojé in the preterite.
What is the difference between alojar and hospedar?
Alojar means to lodge, to house, while hospedar means to host guests. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use alojar when you mean to lodge, to house, as in Alojo a los turistas en el hotel, and use hospedar for to host guests. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I lodge” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo alojé a los estudiantes en pisos. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo alojaba a la familia en su casa. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he alojado a los estudiantes en pisos.
How do I practise alojar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the alojar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Alojar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for alojar.
- Alojar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for alojar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Alertar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with alojar.
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- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.