abarcar Present Conjugation
abarcar — to cover
Abarcar is completely regular in the present indicative (abarco, abarcas, abarca).
abarcar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current facts about what a law, a book, or a view covers or encompasses.
Notes on abarcar in the Present
The verb is fully regular in the present tense. No spelling changes are needed because 'c' sounds like 'k' before 'o' and 'a'.
Example Sentences
Esta vista abarca todo el valle.
This view encompasses the whole valley.
él/ella/usted
Mis estudios abarcan varios campos de la ciencia.
My studies cover several fields of science.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Normalmente no abarco tanto trabajo solo.
Normally I don't take on (cover) so much work alone.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: abarquo
Correct: abarco
Why: Learners often over-apply the 'qu' change. It is only needed before 'e' or 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: abarqué
Abarcar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'abarqué'.
Imperfect
yo: abarcaba
The imperfect of abarcar is regular: abarcaba, abarcabas, abarcaba.
Future
yo: abarcaré
The future tense of abarcar is regular: abarcaré, abarcarás, abarcará.
Conditional
yo: abarcaría
The conditional of abarcar is regular: abarcaría, abarcarías, abarcaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: abarque
The present subjunctive of abarcar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms (abarque, abarques).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: abarcara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for abarcar, using the stem 'abarcara' based on the preterite 'abarcaron'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: abarca
The imperative of abarcar uses 'abarca' for tú and 'abarquen' for ustedes (with a spelling change).
Negative Imperative
yo: no abarques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no abarques, no abarque.