Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ruego | |
| tú | ruegas | |
| él / ella / usted | ruega | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rogamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rogáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ruegan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rogué | |
| tú | rogaste | |
| él / ella / usted | rogó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rogamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rogasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rogaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rogaba | |
| tú | rogabas | |
| él / ella / usted | rogaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rogábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rogabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rogaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rogaré | |
| tú | rogarás | |
| él / ella / usted | rogará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rogaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rogaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rogarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rogaría | |
| tú | rogarías | |
| él / ella / usted | rogaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rogaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rogaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rogarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ruegue | |
| tú | ruegues | |
| él / ella / usted | ruegue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | roguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | roguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rueguen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to beg, entreat, implore something
- to urge, solicit, ask for something
- to pray for someone
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations