rociar Negative Imperative Conjugation
rociar — to spray
The negative imperative of rociar uses the present subjunctive: no rocíes, no rocíe, no rociemos, no rociéis, no rocíen.
rociar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to spray something, like 'Don't spray that near your eyes'.
Notes on rociar in the Negative Imperative
These forms match the present subjunctive exactly, including the accent on the 'i' for most forms.
Example Sentences
No rocíes el perfume directamente en la cara.
Don't spray the perfume directly on your face.
tú
No rocíen agua sobre los cables eléctricos.
Don't spray water on the electric cables.
No rociemos el jardín todavía, va a llover.
Let's not spray the garden yet; it's going to rain.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (e.g., 'no rocía').
Correct: no rocíes
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive forms.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rocía
The imperative of rociar uses rocía (tú), rocíe (usted), and rociad (vosotros) for direct commands.