evocar Preterite Conjugation
evocar — to evoke
The preterite of evocar has a spelling change in the first person (yo evoqué), but is otherwise regular.
evocar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance where something triggered a memory or image at a definite point in time.
Notes on evocar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'c' to 'qu' (evoqué) to maintain the hard 'k' sound. All other forms are regular -ar endings.
Example Sentences
Evoqué mi infancia al ver ese juguete.
I evoked my childhood upon seeing that toy.
yo
El discurso evocó sentimientos de esperanza.
The speech evoked feelings of hope.
él/ella/usted
Los poetas evocaron la belleza de la naturaleza.
The poets evoked the beauty of nature.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'evocé' for the yo form.
Correct: evoqué
Why: The letter 'c' followed by 'e' changes its sound. 'qu' is needed to keep the sound from 'evocar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: evoco
The present tense of evocar is completely regular: evoco, evocas, evoca, evocamos, evocáis, evocan.
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.
Present Subjunctive
yo: evoque
The present subjunctive of evocar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms (evoque, evoques, etc.).
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.).