duplicar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
duplicar — to double
The present subjunctive of duplicar uses the 'qu' spelling: duplique, dupliques, duplique, dupliquemos, dupliquéis, dupliquen.
duplicar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, hope, or doubt that something doubles (e.g., 'I want you to double the recipe').
Notes on duplicar in the Present Subjunctive
Because of the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change, all forms of the present subjunctive use 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Espero que dupliques tus ahorros pronto.
I hope you double your savings soon.
tú
Quiero que dupliquemos el tamaño de la imagen.
I want us to double the size of the image.
nosotros
Es posible que la empresa duplique el sueldo.
It's possible the company will double the salary.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Spelling it 'duplice'.
Correct: The correct spelling is 'duplique'.
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like an 's' or 'th'. You need 'que' to keep the 'k' sound from 'duplicar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: duplico
The present tense of duplicar is regular: duplico, duplicas, duplica, duplicamos, duplicáis, duplican.
Preterite
yo: dupliqué
The preterite of duplicar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: dupliqué.
Imperfect
yo: duplicaba
The imperfect of duplicar is regular: duplicaba, duplicabas, duplicaba, duplicábamos, duplicabais, duplicaban.
Future
yo: duplicaré
The future of duplicar is regular: duplicaré, duplicarás, duplicará, duplicaremos, duplicaréis, duplicarán.
Conditional
yo: duplicaría
The conditional of duplicar is regular: duplicaría, duplicarías, duplicaría, duplicaríamos, duplicaríais, duplicarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: duplicara
The imperfect subjunctive of duplicar is regular: duplicara, duplicaras, duplicara, duplicáramos, duplicarais, duplicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: duplica
The imperative of duplicar gives commands: duplica (tú), duplique (usted), dupliquemos (nosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no dupliques
The negative imperative of duplicar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no dupliques, no duplique, no dupliquemos.