rasgar Preterite Conjugation
rasgar — to tear
Rasgar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'rasgué' to preserve the hard 'g' sound.
rasgar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a single, completed instance of tearing something in the past, like 'I tore the wrapping paper yesterday.'
Notes on rasgar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (rasgué). All other forms follow the standard -ar pattern (rasgaste, rasgó, etc.).
Example Sentences
Ayer rasgué mi pantalón favorito.
Yesterday I tore my favorite pants.
yo
¿Rasgaste el dibujo por accidente?
Did you tear the drawing by accident?
tú
Ella rasgó la carta sin leerla.
She tore the letter without reading it.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'rasgé' for the yo form.
Correct: rasgué
Why: You must add a 'u' after the 'g' to keep the hard 'g' sound before the letter '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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rasga
The imperative uses 'rasga' (tú) and 'rasgad' (vosotros), while formal and plural commands use the spelling-change 'rasgue/n'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rasgues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no', requiring the 'gu' spelling change.