rociar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
rociar — to spray
The imperative of rociar uses rocía (tú), rocíe (usted), and rociad (vosotros) for direct commands.
rociar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give orders, like telling someone to spray the cleaner or sprinkle the water.
Notes on rociar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú', 'usted', and 'ustedes' forms require the accent on the 'i' to maintain the correct stress.
Example Sentences
Rocía un poco de desinfectante aquí.
Spray a little disinfectant here.
tú
Rocíe el área uniformemente.
Spray the area evenly.
Rociad las plantas antes de iros.
Spray the plants before you leave.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rocia' without the accent for the 'tú' command.
Correct: rocía
Why: The accent is necessary to separate the 'i' and 'a' into two syllables (ro-CÍ-a).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rocío
The present tense of rociar follows the -iar pattern where the 'i' takes an accent (rocío, rocías, rocía, rocían) except in nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: rocié
The preterite of rociar is regular: rocié, rociaste, roció, rociamos, rociasteis, rociaron.
Imperfect
yo: rociaba
The imperfect of rociar is regular: rociaba, rociabas, rociaba, rociábamos, rociabais, rociaban.
Future
yo: rociaré
The future of rociar is regular: rociaré, rociarás, rociará, rociaremos, rociaréis, rociarán.
Conditional
yo: rociaría
The conditional of rociar is regular: rociaría, rociarías, rociaría, rociaríamos, rociaríais, rociarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rocíe
The present subjunctive of rociar carries accents on the 'i' in most forms: rocíe, rocíes, rocíe, rociemos, rociéis, rocíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rociara
The imperfect subjunctive of rociar is regular: rociara, rociaras, rociara, rociáramos, rociarais, rociaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rocíes
The negative imperative of rociar uses the present subjunctive: no rocíes, no rocíe, no rociemos, no rociéis, no rocíen.