interrogar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
interrogar — to interrogate
The present subjunctive of interrogar changes 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: interrogue, interrogues, interrogue, interroguemos, interroguéis, interroguen.
interrogar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing doubt, desire, or necessity regarding an interrogation, such as when a lawyer wants a witness to be questioned.
Notes on interrogar in the Present Subjunctive
This verb has a spelling change (g to gu) to keep the hard 'g' sound before the letter 'e'. It is otherwise regular.
Example Sentences
Espero que la policía interrogue al sospechoso hoy.
I hope the police interrogate the suspect today.
él/ella/usted
No creo que nos interroguen a todos.
I don't think they will interrogate all of us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Quieren que yo interrogue a los testigos.
They want me to interrogate the witnesses.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'interroge' instead of 'interrogue'.
Correct: interrogue
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like 'he'. You need the 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound of the infinitive.
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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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: interrogara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: interrogara, interrogaras, interrogara, interrogáramos, interrogarais, interrogaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: interroga
The affirmative imperative uses 'interroga' (tú) and 'interrogue' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no interrogues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no interrogues, no interrogue, no interroguemos, no interroguéis, no interroguen.