abarcar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
abarcar — to cover
The present subjunctive of abarcar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms (abarque, abarques).
abarcar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, doubt, or suggestion about the scope or range of something—for example, wanting a project to cover more topics.
Notes on abarcar in the Present Subjunctive
To keep the hard 'k' sound before the letter 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu'. This is a standard orthographic change for -ar verbs ending in -car.
Example Sentences
Espero que el curso abarque todos los temas.
I hope the course covers all the topics.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos abarquen tanta responsabilidad.
I doubt that they can handle (cover) so much responsibility.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Busco un libro que abarque la historia de España.
I'm looking for a book that covers the history of Spain.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: abarce
Correct: abarque
Why: Using a 'c' before 'e' would change the sound to an 's' sound. You must use 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abarco
Abarcar is completely regular in the present indicative (abarco, abarcas, abarca).
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.
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.