rascar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
rascar — to scratch
The affirmative imperative uses 'rasca' (tú) and 'rasque' (usted) with a spelling change in formal forms.
rascar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to scratch something, like telling a friend to scratch your back.
Notes on rascar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal (usted/ustedes) and nosotros forms use the 'qu' spelling change (rasque, rasquen, rasquemos).
Example Sentences
Rasca un poco más a la derecha, por favor.
Scratch a little more to the right, please.
tú
Rasque el área gris para ver el premio.
Scratch the gray area to see the prize.
usted
Rascad la suciedad antes de pintar.
Scrape the dirt off before painting.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rasce' for the formal command.
Correct: rasque
Why: Like the subjunctive, the formal imperative needs 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
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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.
Conditional
yo: rascaría
The conditional of rascar is regular: rascaría, rascarías, rascaría, rascaríamos, rascaríais, rascarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rasques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no rasques, no rasque, no rasquemos, no rasquéis, no rasquen.