evocar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
evocar — to evoke
The present subjunctive of evocar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms (evoque, evoques, etc.).
evocar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense to express desires, doubts, or emotions about something evoking a memory, such as 'I hope this song evokes good times.'
Notes on evocar in the Present Subjunctive
Evocar is a spelling-change verb. To keep the hard 'k' sound before an 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu' (yo evoque).
Example Sentences
Espero que esta melodía te evoque recuerdos felices.
I hope this melody evokes happy memories for you.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que esas fotos evoquen mucha nostalgia.
I doubt those photos evoke much nostalgia.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que evoquemos el espíritu de unidad.
It is important that we evoke the spirit of unity.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'evoce' instead of 'evoque'.
Correct: evoque
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. You must use 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: evoco
The present tense of evocar is completely regular: evoco, evocas, evoca, evocamos, evocáis, evocan.
Preterite
yo: evoqué
The preterite of evocar has a spelling change in the first person (yo evoqué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: evocaba
The imperfect of evocar is regular: evocaba, evocabas, evocaba, evocábamos, evocabais, evocaban.
Future
yo: evocaré
The future tense of evocar is regular: evocaré, evocarás, evocará, evocaremos, evocaréis, evocarán.
Conditional
yo: evocaría
The conditional of evocar is regular: evocaría, evocarías, evocaría, evocaríamos, evocaríais, evocarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: evocara
The imperfect subjunctive of evocar is regular: evocara, evocaras, evocara, evocáramos, evocarais, evocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: evoca
The imperative of evocar uses the 'c' to 'qu' change for formal and plural commands (evoque, evoquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no evoques
The negative imperative of evocar always uses the spelling change 'qu' (no evoques, no evoque, etc.).