abarcar Preterite Conjugation
abarcar — to cover
Abarcar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'abarqué'.
abarcar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to state that something covered a specific area or topic at a specific point in time or for a completed duration.
Notes on abarcar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (abarqué) to preserve the hard 'k' sound. All other forms are regular (abarcaste, abarcó).
Example Sentences
Abarqué mucha materia en mi presentación de ayer.
I covered a lot of material in my presentation yesterday.
yo
La conferencia abarcó tres días intensos.
The conference spanned (covered) three intense days.
él/ella/usted
Abarcamos toda la zona en la búsqueda.
We covered the whole area in the search.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: abarcé
Correct: abarqué
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se'. To keep the 'ke' sound of abar-kar, you must use 'que'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abarco
Abarcar is completely regular in the present indicative (abarco, abarcas, abarca).
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.