comunicar Present Conjugation
comunicar — to communicate
The present tense of comunicar is regular: comunico, comunicas, comunica, comunicamos, comunicáis, comunican.
comunicar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about how someone currently shares information, expresses feelings, or stays in touch as a habit.
Notes on comunicar in the Present
Comunicar is completely regular in the present indicative. There are no spelling changes or stem-shifts in this tense.
Example Sentences
Yo me comunico con mis padres por videollamada.
I communicate with my parents via video call.
yo
Ella comunica las noticias a todo el equipo.
She communicates the news to the whole team.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros nos comunicamos en español.
We communicate in Spanish.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'comunico' for both 'I communicate' and 'I am communicating'.
Correct: While 'comunico' works for both, use 'estoy comunicando' for actions happening exactly right now.
Why: English speakers often over-rely on the simple present for ongoing actions.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no comuniques
The negative imperative of comunicar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no comuniques, no comunique, no comuniquemos, no comuniquéis, no comuniquen.