rasgar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
rasgar — to tear
The imperative uses 'rasga' (tú) and 'rasgad' (vosotros), while formal and plural commands use the spelling-change 'rasgue/n'.
rasgar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to tear something, like 'Tear the bread!' or 'Tear the paper here.'
Notes on rasgar in the Affirmative Imperative
Formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' require the 'gu' spelling change (rasgue, rasguen, rasguemos).
Example Sentences
Rasga el papel por la mitad.
Tear the paper in half.
tú
Rasgue el sobre con cuidado, por favor.
Tear the envelope carefully, please.
Rasguen las etiquetas antes de lavar la ropa.
Tear off the tags before washing the clothes.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rasge' for the formal command.
Correct: rasgue
Why: The 'u' is necessary to keep the 'g' sounding hard before the 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rasgo
Rasgar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative: rasgo, rasgas, rasga, rasgamos, rasgáis, rasgan.
Preterite
yo: rasgué
Rasgar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'rasgué' to preserve the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: rasgaba
Rasgar is regular in the imperfect: rasgaba, rasgabas, rasgaba, rasgábamos, rasgabais, rasgaban.
Future
yo: rasgaré
The future of rasgar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: rasgaría
The conditional of rasgar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rasgue
The present subjunctive of rasgar features a 'g' to 'gu' spelling change in all persons: rasgue, rasgues, rasgue, rasguemos, rasguéis, rasguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rasgara
The imperfect subjunctive of rasgar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: rasgara, rasgaras, rasgara, rasgáramos, rasgarais, rasgaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rasgues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no', requiring the 'gu' spelling change.