enmarcar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
enmarcar — to frame
Enmarcar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: enmarque, enmarques, enmarque, enmarquemos, enmarquéis, enmarquen.
enmarcar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense to express desires, doubts, or suggestions about framing something, such as asking someone to frame a photo or doubting that a project fits a specific context.
Notes on enmarcar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a spelling-change verb. To keep the hard 'k' sound before the letter 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu'. It is otherwise regular.
Example Sentences
Espero que enmarques el dibujo que te hice.
I hope you frame the drawing I made for you.
tú
Dudo que enmarquen ese cuadro tan grande.
I doubt they will frame that such large painting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que enmarquemos bien el problema.
It is important that we frame the problem well.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enmarce
Correct: enmarque
Why: Using a 'c' would change the pronunciation to a soft 's' or 'th' sound. You must use 'qu' to keep the 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enmarco
Enmarcar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: enmarco, enmarcas, enmarca, enmarcamos, enmarcáis, enmarcan.
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.
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.