drogar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
drogar — to drug
The imperative of drogar uses the 'gu' spelling change for formal commands: droga, drogue, droguemos, drogad, droguen.
drogar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders, though in the context of 'drogar', it is most often used in medical settings (e.g., 'Sedate him!').
Notes on drogar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' forms require the 'gu' spelling change to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
Example Sentences
¡Droga al paciente ahora!
Drug (sedate) the patient now!
tú
Drogue al animal antes de que escape.
Drug (sedate) the animal before it escapes.
Droguemos a los caballos para el transporte.
Let's drug the horses for transport.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'droge' for the formal command.
Correct: drogue
Why: Just like the present subjunctive, the imperative needs the 'u' to keep the 'g' from sounding like an 'h'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: drogo
The present tense of drogar is completely regular: drogo, drogas, droga, drogamos, drogáis, drogan.
Preterite
yo: drogué
The preterite of drogar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'drogué' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: drogaba
The imperfect of drogar is regular: drogaba, drogabas, drogaba, drogábamos, drogabais, drogaban.
Future
yo: drogaré
The future tense of drogar is regular: drogaré, drogarás, drogará, drogaremos, drogaréis, drogarán.
Conditional
yo: drogaría
The conditional of drogar is regular: drogaría, drogarías, drogaría, drogaríamos, drogaríais, drogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: drogue
The present subjunctive of drogar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: drogue, drogues, drogue, droguemos, droguéis, droguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: drogara
The imperfect subjunctive of drogar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: drogara, drogaras, drogara, drogáramos, drogarais, drogaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no drogues
The negative imperative of drogar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no drogues, no drogue, no droguemos, no droguéis, no droguen.