comunicarse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
comunicarse — to communicate
The affirmative imperative of comunicarse uses 'qu' for formal commands: comunícate, comuníquese.
comunicarse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use these to tell someone to get in touch with you or someone else immediately.
Notes on comunicarse in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal (usted/ustedes) and nosotros forms use the 'qu' spelling change. Reflexive pronouns are attached to the end of the verb.
Example Sentences
Comunícate conmigo cuando llegues.
Get in touch with me when you arrive.
tú
Comuníquese con la oficina central.
Contact the central office (formal).
Comuniquémonos por correo electrónico.
Let's communicate via email.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'comunicemonos'.
Correct: comuniquémonos
Why: The 'c' must change to 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound, and the 's' is dropped before adding 'nos'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me comunico
The present tense of comunicarse is fully regular: me comunico, te comunicas, se comunica.
Preterite
yo: me comuniqué
The preterite of comunicarse has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: me comuniqué.
Imperfect
yo: me comunicaba
The imperfect of comunicarse is regular: me comunicaba, te comunicabas, se comunicaba.
Future
yo: me comunicaré
The future tense of comunicarse is regular: me comunicaré, te comunicarás, se comunicará.
Conditional
yo: me comunicaría
The conditional of comunicarse is regular: me comunicaría, te comunicarías, se comunicaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me comunique
The present subjunctive of comunicarse uses a spelling change (c to qu): me comunique, te comuniques, se comunique.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me comunicara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for comunicarse, based on the 'comunicaron' stem: se comunicara, se comunicaras.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te comuniques
Negative commands for comunicarse use 'no' + present subjunctive: no te comuniques, no se comunique.