enmarcar Preterite Conjugation
enmarcar — to frame
Enmarcar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (enmarqué); the rest are regular: enmarcaste, enmarcó, enmarcamos, enmarcasteis, enmarcaron.
enmarcar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions of framing something in the past, like finishing a framing job yesterday.
Notes on enmarcar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form changes 'c' to 'qu' (enmarqué) to preserve the hard 'k' sound. All other forms follow the regular -ar pattern.
Example Sentences
Ayer enmarqué el poster de la película.
Yesterday I framed the movie poster.
yo
¿Enmarcaste la foto de tu abuela?
Did you frame your grandmother's photo?
tú
Ellos enmarcaron el espejo para el baño.
They framed the mirror for the bathroom.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enmarcé
Correct: enmarqué
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se'. To keep the 'k' sound of the infinitive 'enmarcar', you must use 'qué'.
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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.
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.