rogar Negative Imperative Conjugation
rogar — to beg
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no ruegues, no ruegue, no roguemos, no roguéis, no rueguen.
rogar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to beg or plead.
Notes on rogar in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, it requires the 'gu' spelling change in all forms and the 'o' to 'ue' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No me ruegues más.
Don't beg me anymore.
tú
No roguemos por algo imposible.
Let's not beg for something impossible.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no ruegas'.
Correct: no ruegues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive endings.
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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.
Conditional
yo: rogaría
The conditional of rogar is regular: rogaría, rogarías, rogaría, rogaríamos, rogaríais, rogarían.
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.