convocar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
convocar — to call
Convocar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: convoque, convoques, convoque, convoquemos, convoquéis, convoquen.
convocar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when you want someone else to call a meeting or when expressing doubt or hope about a gathering being organized.
Notes on convocar in the Present Subjunctive
To keep the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive, the 'c' changes to 'qu' before the 'e' endings. This is a standard orthographic change for -ar verbs ending in -car.
Example Sentences
Es importante que convoquen a los vecinos.
It is important that they call the neighbors together.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudo que el director convoque una huelga.
I doubt the director will call a strike.
él/ella/usted
Cuando convoques la reunión, avísame.
When you call the meeting, let me know.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: convoce
Correct: convoque
Why: Using a 'c' before an 'e' would sound like an 's' or 'th' sound; 'qu' is needed to maintain the 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: convoco
Convocar is completely regular in the present indicative: convoco, convocas, convoca, convocamos, convocáis, convocan.
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.
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.