dedicar Present Conjugation
dedicar — to dedicate
The present tense of dedicar is regular: dedico, dedicas, dedica, dedicamos, dedicáis, dedican.
dedicar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to talk about what you do for a living (using 'dedicarse a') or how you habitually spend your time.
Notes on dedicar in the Present
Dedicar is completely regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
¿A qué te dedicas?
What do you do for a living?
tú
Dedico mis fines de semana al jardín.
I dedicate my weekends to the garden.
yo
Ellos dedican mucho esfuerzo a este proyecto.
They dedicate a lot of effort to this project.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'dedico' with 'me dedico'.
Correct: Me dedico a la enseñanza (I am a teacher).
Why: When talking about your profession, you must use the reflexive form 'dedicarse'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: dediqué
The preterite of dedicar has a spelling change only in the first person (yo): dediqué, dedicaste, dedicó, dedicamos, dedicasteis, dedicaron.
Imperfect
yo: dedicaba
The imperfect of dedicar is regular: dedicaba, dedicabas, dedicaba, dedicábamos, dedicabais, dedicaban.
Future
yo: dedicaré
The future tense of dedicar is regular: dedicaré, dedicarás, dedicará, dedicaremos, dedicaréis, dedicarán.
Conditional
yo: dedicaría
The conditional of dedicar is regular: dedicaría, dedicarías, dedicaría, dedicaríamos, dedicaríais, dedicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dedique
The present subjunctive of dedicar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': dedique, dediques, dedique, dediquemos, dediquéis, dediquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dedicara
The imperfect subjunctive of dedicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: dedicara, dedicaras, dedicara, dedicáramos, dedicarais, dedicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dedica
The imperative of dedicar uses the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: dedica, dedique, dediquemos, dedicad, dediquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dediques
The negative imperative of dedicar uses the present subjunctive forms: no dediques, no dedique, no dediquemos, no dediquéis, no dediquen.