SPANISH VERB

rayar

to scratch

Conjugation

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Presente · now, habits and facts

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

Condicional · “would”

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

Las patas de esa silla rayan el parqué.

The legs of that chair scratch the parquet.
Past

Alguien me rayó el coche en el aparcamiento del centro comercial.

Someone scratched my car in the shopping centre car park.
Imperfect

Los gatos rayaban las puertas por las noches.

The cats scratched the doors at night.
Future

Si arrastráis la mesa, rayaréis el suelo nuevo.

If you drag the table, you'll scratch the new floor.
Conditional

Con fieltro debajo, las sillas no rayarían nada.

With felt underneath, the chairs wouldn't scratch anything.
Present subjunctive

Pon un cartón para que no se raye la pantalla.

Put some cardboard down so the screen doesn't get scratched.
Past subjunctive

Si rayara el coche de mi padre, me moriría.

If I scratched my father's car, I'd die.
Imperative

Raya un poco la madera antes de pegarla, agarra mejor.

Score the wood a little before gluing it, it sticks better.

"Rayar el coche", "rayar el suelo": the mark is "una raya" or "un arañazo". In Spain "rayarse" is to get worked up about something.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Esa mesa raya el suelo cada vez que la mueves. That table scratches the floor every time you move it.
El colchón rayó la pared de la escalera. The mattress scratched the wall on the stairs.
Con ese armario vais a rayar la pared, ya lo veréis. You're going to scratch the wall with that wardrobe, you'll see.

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.