rogar Present Conjugation
rogar — to beg
The present tense of rogar features an o-to-ue stem change: ruego, ruegas, ruega, rogamos, rogáis, ruegan.
rogar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to express current pleas, habits, or to describe someone who is currently begging or requesting something earnestly.
Notes on rogar in the Present
Rogar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros (the 'boot' pattern).
Example Sentences
Te ruego que me escuches.
I beg you to listen to me.
yo
Él siempre ruega por una segunda oportunidad.
He always begs for a second chance.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros rogamos por la paz.
We pray/beg for peace.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rogo' instead of 'ruego'.
Correct: ruego
Why: The 'o' must change to 'ue' in the stressed syllable of the yo form.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ruegues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no ruegues, no ruegue, no roguemos, no roguéis, no rueguen.