enmarcar Present Conjugation
enmarcar — to frame
Enmarcar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: enmarco, enmarcas, enmarca, enmarcamos, enmarcáis, enmarcan.
enmarcar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current framing habits, general truths about how someone frames things, or actions happening right now.
Notes on enmarcar in the Present
This verb is completely regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo enmarco mis propios cuadros.
I frame my own paintings.
yo
Esta tienda enmarca obras de arte.
This shop frames works of art.
él/ella/usted
Siempre enmarcamos los diplomas de los alumnos.
We always frame the students' diplomas.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enmarquo
Correct: enmarco
Why: The 'qu' spelling change is only needed before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'o', the letter 'c' naturally makes the 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: enmarqué
Enmarcar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (enmarqué); the rest are regular: enmarcaste, enmarcó, enmarcamos, enmarcasteis, enmarcaron.
Imperfect
yo: enmarcaba
Enmarcar is regular in the imperfect: enmarcaba, enmarcabas, enmarcaba, enmarcábamos, enmarcabais, enmarcaban.
Future
yo: enmarcaré
Enmarcar is regular in the future: enmarcaré, enmarcarás, enmarcará, enmarcaremos, enmarcaréis, enmarcarán.
Conditional
yo: enmarcaría
Enmarcar is regular in the conditional: enmarcaría, enmarcarías, enmarcaría, enmarcaríamos, enmarcaríais, enmarcarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enmarque
Enmarcar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: enmarque, enmarques, enmarque, enmarquemos, enmarquéis, enmarquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enmarcara
Enmarcar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: enmarcara, enmarcaras, enmarcara, enmarcáramos, enmarcarais, enmarcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enmarca
The imperative of enmarcar uses regular forms (enmarca) and spelling-change forms (enmarque, enmarquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no enmarques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no enmarques, no enmarque, no enmarquemos, no enmarquéis, no enmarquen.