fabricar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
fabricar — to manufacture
Fabricar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: fabrique, fabriques, fabrique, fabriquemos, fabriquéis, fabriquen.
fabricar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, doubt, or requirement about the manufacturing process, such as wanting a company to make a specific product.
Notes on fabricar 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 not considered 'irregular' in the stem, just a phonetic adjustment.
Example Sentences
Espero que fabriquen más unidades pronto.
I hope they manufacture more units soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es necesario que fabriquemos piezas de calidad.
It is necessary that we manufacture quality parts.
nosotros
Dudo que la empresa fabrique ese modelo todavía.
I doubt the company still manufactures that model.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'fabrice' instead of 'fabrique'.
Correct: fabrique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. To keep the 'k' sound from 'fabricar', you must use 'que'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fabrico
Fabricar is fully regular in the present tense: fabrico, fabricas, fabrica, fabricamos, fabricáis, fabrican.
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.
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.