roer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
roer — to gnaw
The imperative of roer uses 'roe' (tú) and the irregular 'roiga' (usted/ustedes).
roer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders, usually to a pet (e.g., 'Roe tu hueso') or figuratively to a person.
Notes on roer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (roe), but the formal and plural forms use the 'roig-' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Roe tu juguete y deja mis zapatos!
Gnaw your toy and leave my shoes alone!
tú
Roiga usted este pedazo de pan.
Gnaw (Eat) this piece of bread, sir/ma'am.
¡Roigan bien la carne!
Gnaw the meat well, you all!
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'roie' for the tú command.
Correct: The correct command is simply 'roe'.
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: roigo
The present tense of roer is irregular in the 'yo' form (roigo), but otherwise follows regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: roí
The preterite of roer features spelling changes where 'i' becomes 'y' in the third person (royó, royeron).
Imperfect
yo: roía
The imperfect of roer is completely regular: roía, roías, roía, roíamos, roíais, roían.
Future
yo: roeré
The future tense of roer is regular: roeré, roerás, roerá, roeremos, roeréis, roerán.
Conditional
yo: roería
The conditional of roer is regular: roería, roerías, roería, roeríamos, roeríais, roerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: roiga
The present subjunctive of roer follows the 'roig-' stem: roiga, roigas, roiga, roigamos, roigáis, roigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: royera
The imperfect subjunctive of roer uses the 'roy-' stem: royera, royeras, royera, royéramos, royerais, royeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no roigas
The negative imperative of roer always uses the 'roig-' stem: no roigas, no roiga, no roigamos, no roigáis, no roigan.