interrogar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
interrogar — to interrogate
The affirmative imperative uses 'interroga' (tú) and 'interrogue' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
interrogar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to question or interrogate someone.
Notes on interrogar in the Affirmative Imperative
Forms like 'interrogue' and 'interroguen' require the 'gu' spelling to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
Example Sentences
Interroga al sospechoso de inmediato.
Interrogate the suspect immediately.
tú
Interrogue usted a la secretaria, por favor.
Interrogate the secretary, please.
Interrogad a los testigos antes de que se vayan.
Interrogate the witnesses before they leave.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'interroge' for the 'usted' command.
Correct: interrogue
Why: The command forms for 'usted' and 'ustedes' are taken from the present subjunctive, which requires the 'gu' spelling.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: interrogo
The present tense of interrogar is completely regular: interrogo, interrogas, interroga, interrogamos, interrogáis, interrogan.
Preterite
yo: interrogué
The preterite has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: interrogué, interrogaste, interrogó, interrogamos, interrogasteis, interrogaron.
Imperfect
yo: interrogaba
The imperfect of interrogar is regular: interrogaba, interrogabas, interrogaba, interrogábamos, interrogabais, interrogaban.
Future
yo: interrogaré
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: interrogaré, interrogarás, interrogará, interrogaremos, interrogaréis, interrogarán.
Conditional
yo: interrogaría
The conditional adds endings to the infinitive: interrogaría, interrogarías, interrogaría, interrogaríamos, interrogaríais, interrogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: interrogue
The present subjunctive of interrogar changes 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: interrogue, interrogues, interrogue, interroguemos, interroguéis, interroguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: interrogara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: interrogara, interrogaras, interrogara, interrogáramos, interrogarais, interrogaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no interrogues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no interrogues, no interrogue, no interroguemos, no interroguéis, no interroguen.