convocar Preterite Conjugation
convocar — to call
Convocar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'convoqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
convocar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions, like the moment a meeting was officially called or an assembly was convened.
Notes on convocar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (convoqué). All other forms follow the standard -ar preterite pattern (convocaste, convocó, etc.).
Example Sentences
Ayer convoqué a todo el equipo.
Yesterday I called the whole team together.
yo
El presidente convocó elecciones anticipadas.
The president called early elections.
él/ella/usted
Convocamos a los socios la semana pasada.
We called the partners together last week.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: convocé
Correct: convoqué
Why: The 'c' must change to 'qu' before 'é' to preserve the 'k' sound of the verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: convoco
Convocar is completely regular in the present indicative: convoco, convocas, convoca, convocamos, convocáis, convocan.
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.