embarcar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
embarcar — to board
Embarcar follows the c to qu spelling change to keep the 'k' sound: embarque, embarques, embarque, embarquemos, embarquéis, embarquen.
embarcar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a desire, doubt, or request about someone boarding a ship or plane, such as 'Espero que embarquen pronto'.
Notes on embarcar in the Present Subjunctive
This tense is regular in its endings but requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' before the letter 'e' to maintain the hard 'c' sound from the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Espero que embarques a tiempo.
I hope you board on time.
tú
Dudo que el capitán embarque con este clima.
I doubt the captain will board with this weather.
él/ella/usted
Es mejor que nos embarquemos ahora.
It's better that we board now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: embarce
Correct: embarque
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. To keep the 'k' sound of embarcar, you must change the 'c' to 'qu'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: embarco
Embarcar is completely regular in the present tense: embarco, embarcas, embarca, embarcamos, embarcáis, embarcan.
Preterite
yo: embarqué
Embarcar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'qu': embarqué, embarcaste, embarcó, embarcamos, embarcasteis, embarcaron.
Imperfect
yo: embarcaba
The imperfect of embarcar is regular: embarcaba, embarcabas, embarcaba, embarcábamos, embarcabais, embarcaban.
Future
yo: embarcaré
The future of embarcar is regular: embarcaré, embarcarás, embarcará, embarcaremos, embarcaréis, embarcarán.
Conditional
yo: embarcaría
The conditional of embarcar is regular: embarcaría, embarcarías, embarcaría, embarcaríamos, embarcaríais, embarcarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: embarcara
The imperfect subjunctive of embarcar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: embarcara, embarcaras, embarcara, embarcáramos, embarcarais, embarcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: embarca
Give commands to board: embarca (tú), embarque (usted), embarquemos (nosotros), embarcad (vosotros), embarquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no embarques
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no embarques, no embarque, no embarquemos, no embarquéis, no embarquen.