rogar Conditional Conjugation
rogar — to beg
The conditional of rogar is regular: rogaría, rogarías, rogaría, rogaríamos, rogaríais, rogarían.
rogar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say someone 'would beg' under certain circumstances or to make very polite requests.
Notes on rogar in the Conditional
Rogar is regular in the conditional. No stem or spelling changes occur here.
Example Sentences
Yo rogaría por ellos si pudiera.
I would beg for them if I could.
yo
¿Rogarías por un descuento?
Would you beg for a discount?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ruegaría'.
Correct: rogaría
Why: The conditional stem is the infinitive 'rogar', not the changed stem 'rueg'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ruego
The present tense of rogar features an o-to-ue stem change: ruego, ruegas, ruega, rogamos, rogáis, ruegan.
Preterite
yo: rogué
The preterite of rogar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (rogué) but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: rogaba
The imperfect of rogar is completely regular: rogaba, rogabas, rogaba, rogábamos, rogabais, rogaban.
Future
yo: rogaré
The future tense of rogar is regular: rogaré, rogarás, rogará, rogaremos, rogaréis, rogarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ruegue
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
yo: rogara
The imperfect subjunctive of rogar is regular based on the preterite stem: rogara, rogaras, rogara, rogáramos, rogarais, rogaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ruega
The imperative uses 'ruega' (tú) and 'rogad' (vosotros), while others use subjunctive forms: ruegue, roguemos, rueguen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ruegues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no ruegues, no ruegue, no roguemos, no roguéis, no rueguen.