comunicar Imperfect Conjugation
comunicar — to communicate
The imperfect of comunicar is regular: comunicaba, comunicabas, comunicaba, comunicábamos, comunicabais, comunicaban.
comunicar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing or habitual communication in the past, like how people used to keep in touch before the internet.
Notes on comunicar in the Imperfect
Comunicar is a regular -ar verb in the imperfect. Note the accent on the nosotros form: comunicábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes nos comunicábamos por cartas.
Before, we used to communicate via letters.
nosotros
El director siempre comunicaba sus planes con tiempo.
The director always communicated his plans in advance.
él/ella/usted
Tú te comunicabas muy bien cuando eras niño.
You communicated very well when you were a child.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'comunicábamos'.
Correct: comunicábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: comunico
The present tense of comunicar is regular: comunico, comunicas, comunica, comunicamos, comunicáis, comunican.
Preterite
yo: comuniqué
The preterite of comunicar has a spelling change in the first person: comuniqué, comunicaste, comunicó, comunicamos, comunicasteis, comunicaron.
Future
yo: comunicaré
The future of comunicar is regular: comunicaré, comunicarás, comunicará, comunicaremos, comunicaréis, comunicarán.
Conditional
yo: comunicaría
The conditional of comunicar is regular: comunicaría, comunicarías, comunicaría, comunicaríamos, comunicaríais, comunicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: comunique
The present subjunctive of comunicar uses a spelling change in all forms: comunique, comuniques, comunique, comuniquemos, comuniquéis, comuniquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comunicara
The imperfect subjunctive of comunicar follows the third-person preterite: comunicara, comunicaras, comunicara, comunicáramos, comunicarais, comunicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: comunica
The imperative of comunicar gives commands: comunica (tú), comunique (usted), comunicad (vosotros), comuniquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no comuniques
The negative imperative of comunicar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no comuniques, no comunique, no comuniquemos, no comuniquéis, no comuniquen.