rascar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
rascar — to scratch
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: rascara, rascaras, rascara, rascáramos, rascarais, rascaran.
rascar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use it for hypothetical situations involving scratching or past requests, like 'If I scratched that, it would bleed.'
Notes on rascar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for rascar. It follows the standard -ar endings attached to the 'rascar-' stem.
Example Sentences
Si me rascara la espalda, me sentiría mejor.
If I scratched my back, I would feel better.
yo
El médico me pidió que no me rascara más.
The doctor asked me not to scratch myself anymore.
él/ella/usted
Si rascáramos la superficie, veríamos el oro.
If we scraped the surface, we would see the gold.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: rascáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' 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.
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.
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.