comunicarse Imperfect Conjugation
comunicarse — to communicate
The imperfect of comunicarse is regular: me comunicaba, te comunicabas, se comunicaba.
comunicarse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe how you used to stay in touch in the past or to set the scene for an ongoing communication.
Notes on comunicarse in the Imperfect
Comunicarse follows the standard -aba endings for -ar verbs in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Antes nos comunicábamos por cartas.
Before, we used to communicate by letters.
nosotros
Él se comunicaba con sus fans a menudo.
He used to communicate with his fans often.
él/ella/usted
Mientras se comunicaban, la señal se cortó.
While they were communicating, the signal cut out.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the nosotros form with the preterite.
Correct: nos comunicábamos
Why: For -ar verbs, the preterite is 'comunicamos' but the imperfect is 'comunicábamos'.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: comunícate
The affirmative imperative of comunicarse uses 'qu' for formal commands: comunícate, comuníquese.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te comuniques
Negative commands for comunicarse use 'no' + present subjunctive: no te comuniques, no se comunique.