comunicarse Present Subjunctive Conjugation
comunicarse — to communicate
The present subjunctive of comunicarse uses a spelling change (c to qu): me comunique, te comuniques, se comunique.
comunicarse Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or request for someone to get in touch, or after phrases like 'espero que' (I hope that).
Notes on comunicarse in the Present Subjunctive
This tense features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change across all persons to maintain the hard 'k' sound before the letter 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que nos comuniquemos pronto.
I hope we communicate soon.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos se comuniquen por correo.
I doubt that they communicate via email.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que te comuniques con tu jefe.
It is important that you get in touch with your boss.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'me comunice'.
Correct: me comunique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. To keep the 'k' sound from the root 'comunicar', you must use 'que'.
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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.
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.