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rogarConjugation

rogar means to beg.

stem-changing (o to ue) and orthographic change (g to gu)-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yoruegue
ruegues
él/ella/ustedruegue
nosotrosroguemos
vosotrosroguéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrueguen

The present subjunctive of rogar combines the o-to-ue stem change with the g-to-gu spelling change: ruegue, ruegues, ruegue, roguemos, roguéis, rueguen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yorogara
rogaras
él/ella/ustedrogara
nosotrosrogáramos
vosotrosrogarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrogaran

The imperfect subjunctive of rogar is regular based on the preterite stem: rogara, rogaras, rogara, rogáramos, rogarais, rogaran.

Imperative

Imperative

ruega
ustedruegue
nosotrosroguemos
vosotrosrogad
ustedesrueguen

The imperative uses 'ruega' (tú) and 'rogad' (vosotros), while others use subjunctive forms: ruegue, roguemos, rueguen.

Negative Imperative

no ruegues
ustedno ruegue
nosotrosno roguemos
vosotrosno roguéis
ustedesno rueguen

The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no ruegues, no ruegue, no roguemos, no roguéis, no rueguen.

Indicative

Present

yoruego
ruegas
él/ella/ustedruega
nosotrosrogamos
vosotrosrogáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesruegan

The present tense of rogar features an o-to-ue stem change: ruego, ruegas, ruega, rogamos, rogáis, ruegan.

Preterite

yorogué
rogaste
él/ella/ustedrogó
nosotrosrogamos
vosotrosrogasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrogaron

The preterite of rogar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (rogué) but is otherwise regular.

Future

yorogaré
rogarás
él/ella/ustedrogará
nosotrosrogaremos
vosotrosrogaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrogarán

The future tense of rogar is regular: rogaré, rogarás, rogará, rogaremos, rogaréis, rogarán.

Imperfect

yorogaba
rogabas
él/ella/ustedrogaba
nosotrosrogábamos
vosotrosrogabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrogaban

The imperfect of rogar is completely regular: rogaba, rogabas, rogaba, rogábamos, rogabais, rogaban.

Conditional

yorogaría
rogarías
él/ella/ustedrogaría
nosotrosrogaríamos
vosotrosrogaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrogarían

The conditional of rogar is regular: rogaría, rogarías, rogaría, rogaríamos, rogaríais, rogarían.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does rogar mean in Spanish?

rogar means "to beg".

Is rogar a regular or irregular verb?

rogar is a stem-changing (o to ue) and orthographic change (g to gu) -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate rogar in the present tense?

The present tense of rogar is: yo ruego, tú ruegas, él/ella/usted ruega, nosotros rogamos, vosotros rogáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ruegan.

How do you conjugate rogar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of rogar is: yo rogué, tú rogaste, él/ella/usted rogó, nosotros rogamos, vosotros rogasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rogaron.

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