rascar Conditional Conjugation
rascar — to scratch
The conditional of rascar is regular: rascaría, rascarías, rascaría, rascaríamos, rascaríais, rascarían.
rascar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use it to express what someone 'would' scratch under certain conditions or for polite suggestions.
Notes on rascar in the Conditional
Rascar is fully regular in the conditional. Endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no me rascaría esa picadura si fuera tú.
I wouldn't scratch that bite if I were you.
yo
¿Rascarías tú la pintura vieja por dinero?
Would you scrape the old paint for money?
tú
Ellos rascariam el boleto si tuvieran una moneda.
They would scratch the ticket if they had a coin.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: rascaría
Why: All conditional forms have a written accent on the 'i' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rasco
The present tense of rascar is completely regular: rasco, rascas, rasca, rascamos, rascáis, rascan.
Preterite
yo: rasqué
The preterite of rascar is regular except for the 'yo' form: rasqué, rascaste, rascó, rascamos, rascasteis, rascaron.
Imperfect
yo: rascaba
The imperfect of rascar is regular: rascaba, rascabas, rascaba, rascábamos, rascabais, rascaban.
Future
yo: rascaré
The future tense of rascar is regular: rascaré, rascarás, rascará, rascaremos, rascaréis, rascarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rasque
The present subjunctive of rascar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: rasque, rasques, rasque, rasquemos, rasquéis, rasquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rascara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: rascara, rascaras, rascara, rascáramos, rascarais, rascaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rasca
The affirmative imperative uses 'rasca' (tú) and 'rasque' (usted) with a spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rasques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no rasques, no rasque, no rasquemos, no rasquéis, no rasquen.