complicar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
complicar — to complicate
The present subjunctive of complicar (complique, compliques, compliquemos, compliquen) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
complicar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive when you're not stating a fact, but rather expressing a wish, doubt, emotion, or giving a command indirectly. For 'complicar,' it's useful when you hope someone *doesn't* complicate things, or you doubt they *will* complicate them.
Notes on complicar in the Present Subjunctive
Complicar is regular in the present subjunctive, except for a spelling change: the 'c' changes to 'qu' before 'e' to maintain the /k/ sound. So, instead of 'complicque', we have 'complique' (yo/él/ella/usted/ellos/ellas/ustedes), 'compliques' (tú), and 'compliquéis' (vosotros).
Example Sentences
Espero que no compliques mi vida.
I hope you don't complicate my life.
tú
Dudo que él complique la situación a propósito.
I doubt he complicates the situation on purpose.
él/ella/usted
Queremos que ustedes no compliquen el evento.
We want you (plural) not to complicate the event.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No creo que nosotros compliquemos el acuerdo.
I don't think we will complicate the agreement.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative 'complica' instead of the subjunctive 'complique'.
Correct: After verbs like 'esperar', 'dudar', 'no creer', use the present subjunctive: 'complique'.
Why: These trigger phrases express uncertainty or desire, which require the subjunctive mood in Spanish.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'qu' spelling change, writing 'complicque'.
Correct: The correct forms are 'complique', 'compliques', 'compliquen', 'compliquemos', 'compliquéis'.
Why: The 'c' must change to 'qu' before 'e' to keep the /k/ sound, a common pattern in Spanish for verbs ending in -car.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: complico
The present tense of complicar is regular: complico, complicas, complica, complicamos, complicáis, complican.
Preterite
yo: compliqué
The preterite of complicar is regular: compliqué, complicaste, complicó, complicamos, complicasteis, complicaron.
Imperfect
yo: complicaba
The imperfect tense of complicar is regular: complicaba, complicabas, complicaba, complicábamos, complicabais, complicaban.
Future
yo: complicaré
The future tense of complicar is regular: complicaré, complicarás, complicará, complicaremos, complicaréis, complicarán.
Conditional
yo: complicaría
The conditional tense of complicar is regular: complicaría, complicarías, complicaría, complicaríamos, complicaríais, complicarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: complicara
The imperfect subjunctive of complicar (complicara/complicase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: complica
The imperative of complicar has regular commands for tú (complica) and vosotros (complicad), but requires a spelling change for the other forms (complique, compliquemos, compliquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no compliques
Negative commands for complicar use the present subjunctive: no compliques, no complique, no compliquemos, no compliquen, no compliquéis.