comunicar Negative Imperative Conjugation
comunicar — to communicate
The negative imperative of comunicar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no comuniques, no comunique, no comuniquemos, no comuniquéis, no comuniquen.
comunicar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to share certain information or not to contact someone.
Notes on comunicar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change to maintain the 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No comuniques esta información todavía.
Don't communicate this information yet.
tú
No comuniquen el plan hasta mañana.
Don't communicate the plan until tomorrow.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no comunica' for 'don't communicate'.
Correct: no comuniques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: comunicaba
The imperfect of comunicar is regular: comunicaba, comunicabas, comunicaba, comunicábamos, comunicabais, comunicaban.
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).