rascar Negative Imperative Conjugation
rascar — to scratch
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no rasques, no rasque, no rasquemos, no rasquéis, no rasquen.
rascar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to scratch, which is very common in medical contexts or when dealing with itchy skin.
Notes on rascar in the Negative Imperative
Every form uses the 'qu' spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound before the 'e' endings.
Example Sentences
¡No te rasques!
Don't scratch yourself!
tú
No rasque la sartén con metal.
Don't scratch/scrape the pan with metal.
usted
No rasquéis la pared todavía.
Don't scrape the wall yet.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'no rasca'.
Correct: no rasques
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive forms, never the indicative 'tú' form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rasca
The affirmative imperative uses 'rasca' (tú) and 'rasque' (usted) with a spelling change in formal forms.