convocar Present Conjugation
convocar — to call
Convocar is completely regular in the present indicative: convoco, convocas, convoca, convocamos, convocáis, convocan.
convocar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or scheduled events, like when a committee regularly calls for new members.
Notes on convocar in the Present
This tense is fully regular. No spelling changes are needed because the 'c' is followed by 'o' or 'a', which naturally keep the 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Siempre convoco a mis amigos para cenar.
I always call my friends together for dinner.
yo
La asociación convoca un concurso cada año.
The association organizes a contest every year.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué no convocáis una asamblea?
Why don't you all call an assembly?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: convoquo
Correct: convoco
Why: Learners sometimes over-apply the 'qu' spelling change to the 'yo' form where it isn't needed.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: convoqué
Convocar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'convoqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: convocaba
The imperfect of convocar follows the standard -aba pattern: convocaba, convocabas, convocaba, convocábamos, convocabais, convocaban.
Future
yo: convocaré
The future tense uses the full infinitive as the base: convocaré, convocarás, convocará, convocaremos, convocaréis, convocarán.
Conditional
yo: convocaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: convocaría, convocarías, convocaría, convocaríamos, convocaríais, convocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: convoque
Convocar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: convoque, convoques, convoque, convoquemos, convoquéis, convoquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: convocara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: convocara, convocaras, convocara, convocáramos, convocarais, convocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: convoca
The imperative uses 'convoca' (tú) and 'convoque' (usted) to give direct orders to convene or call.
Negative Imperative
yo: no convoques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no convoques, no convoque, no convoquemos, no convoquéis, no convoquen.