fabricar Present Conjugation
fabricar — to manufacture
Fabricar is fully regular in the present tense: fabrico, fabricas, fabrica, fabricamos, fabricáis, fabrican.
fabricar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe what a company currently produces or general facts about manufacturing processes.
Notes on fabricar in the Present
There are no spelling changes or irregularities in the present indicative for fabricar.
Example Sentences
Yo fabrico guitarras artesanales.
I manufacture handcrafted guitars.
yo
¿Dónde fabrican esta marca de ropa?
Where do they manufacture this clothing brand?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mi abuelo fabrica juguetes de madera.
My grandfather manufactures wooden toys.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'fabrico' (I manufacture) with 'fábrica' (factory).
Correct: fabrico
Why: 'Fabrico' is the verb; 'fábrica' is a noun meaning the building where things are made.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: fabriqué
Fabricar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'fabriqué'.
Imperfect
yo: fabricaba
The imperfect of fabricar is regular: fabricaba, fabricabas, fabricaba, fabricábamos, fabricabais, fabricaban.
Future
yo: fabricaré
The future of fabricar is regular: fabricaré, fabricarás, fabricará, fabricaremos, fabricaréis, fabricarán.
Conditional
yo: fabricaría
The conditional of fabricar is regular: fabricaría, fabricarías, fabricaría, fabricaríamos, fabricaríais, fabricarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fabrique
Fabricar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: fabrique, fabriques, fabrique, fabriquemos, fabriquéis, fabriquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fabricara
The imperfect subjunctive of fabricar is regular: fabricara, fabricaras, fabricara, fabricáramos, fabricarais, fabricaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fabrica
The imperative uses 'fabrica' (tú) and 'fabrique' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fabriques
Negative commands always use the 'qu' spelling change: no fabriques, no fabrique, no fabriquemos, no fabriquen.