rociar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
rociar — to spray
The imperfect subjunctive of rociar is regular: rociara, rociaras, rociara, rociáramos, rociarais, rociaran.
rociar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or in 'if' clauses, like 'If I sprayed the perfume, the room would smell better'.
Notes on rociar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Rociar is regular here. It is based on the preterite third-person plural (rociaron), removing the -on and adding the subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
Si rociaras la herida con alcohol, no se infectaría.
If you sprayed the wound with alcohol, it wouldn't get infected.
tú
Me gustaría que rociáramos más agua en el patio.
I would like us to spray more water on the patio.
nosotros
Fue una lástima que no rociaran los árboles.
It was a shame they didn't spray the trees.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rociara' when you mean 'rociará' (future).
Correct: rociara (subjunctive) vs rociará (future)
Why: The accent mark on the final 'a' completely changes the tense from a hypothetical to a future certainty.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rocía
The imperative of rociar uses rocía (tú), rocíe (usted), and rociad (vosotros) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rocíes
The negative imperative of rociar uses the present subjunctive: no rocíes, no rocíe, no rociemos, no rociéis, no rocíen.