Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I beg
- tú you beg
- usted, él, ella he/she begs
- nosotros we beg
- vosotros Spain you all beg
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they beg
SPANISH VERB
rogar
to beg, to ask formally
- Irregular -ar verb
- Gerund: rogando
- Past participle: rogado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I begged
- tú you begged
- usted, él, ella he/she begged
- nosotros we begged
- vosotros Spain you all begged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they begged
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to beg
- tú you used to beg
- usted, él, ella he/she used to beg
- nosotros we used to beg
- vosotros Spain you all used to beg
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to beg
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will beg
- tú you will beg
- usted, él, ella he/she will beg
- nosotros we will beg
- vosotros Spain you all will beg
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will beg
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would beg
- tú you would beg
- usted, él, ella he/she would beg
- nosotros we would beg
- vosotros Spain you all would beg
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would beg
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I beg
- tú (that) you beg
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she beg
- nosotros (that) we beg
- vosotros Spain (that) you all beg
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they beg
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I begged
- tú (if) you begged
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she begged
- nosotros (if) we begged
- vosotros Spain (if) you all begged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they begged
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú beg!
- usted beg! (formal)
- nosotros beg! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain beg! (all of you)
- ustedes beg! (all of you)
How to use rogar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Te ruego que no se lo cuentes a nadie.
I beg you not to tell anyone.
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Past
Le rogué al funcionario que me atendiera sin cita.
I begged the official to see me without an appointment.
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Imperfect
Mi madre siempre nos rogaba que llamáramos al llegar.
My mother always begged us to call when we arrived.
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Future
Si hace falta, le rogaré al casero de rodillas.
If need be, I'll beg the landlord on my knees.
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Conditional
Yo no le rogaría nada a ese hombre.
I wouldn't beg that man for anything.
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Present subjunctive
No hace falta que me ruegues, te ayudo encantado.
There's no need to beg me, I'll gladly help you.
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Past subjunctive
Aunque me rogara, no volvería con él.
Even if he begged me, I wouldn't go back to him.
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Imperative
Ruégale que te dé una semana más.
Beg him to give you one more week.
Good to know
- "Se ruega silencio" is what signs say; "te lo ruego" is "I beg you". It takes the subjunctive: te ruego que vengas.
Where you hear rogar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Le rogamos que nos envíe los documentos. We kindly ask you to send us the documents.
- Le rogué al médico que me dejara ir. I begged the doctor to let me go.
- Les voy a rogar paciencia. I'm going to ask them for patience.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Les ruego que apaguen los móviles. I ask you to switch off your phones.
- Les rogué que volvieran a sus asientos. I asked them to return to their seats.
- Les voy a rogar silencio durante la ceremonia. I'm going to ask you for silence during the ceremony.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.