implicar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
implicar — to involve
The present subjunctive changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: implique, impliques, implique, impliquemos, impliquéis, impliquen.
implicar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or requirement that something involves a specific effort (e.g., 'Espero que no implique...').
Notes on implicar in the Present Subjunctive
Every form has the 'qu' spelling change to preserve the hard 'k' sound from the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Espero que esto no implique problemas legales.
I hope this doesn't involve legal problems.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que te impliques en la comunidad.
It is important that you involve yourself in the community.
tú
Dudo que ellos se impliquen en el proyecto.
I doubt they will get involved in the project.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'implice'.
Correct: implique
Why: A 'c' followed by 'e' sounds like 's'. You must use 'qu' to keep the 'k' sound of 'implicar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: implico
The present tense of implicar is regular: implico, implicas, implica, implicamos, implicáis, implican.
Preterite
yo: impliqué
The preterite features a spelling change in the first person: impliqué, implicaste, implicó, implicamos, implicasteis, implicaron.
Imperfect
yo: implicaba
The imperfect of implicar is regular: implicaba, implicabas, implicaba, implicábamos, implicabais, implicaban.
Future
yo: implicaré
The future tense of implicar is regular: implicaré, implicarás, implicará, implicaremos, implicaréis, implicarán.
Conditional
yo: implicaría
The conditional of implicar is regular: implicaría, implicarías, implicaría, implicaríamos, implicaríais, implicarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: implicara
The imperfect subjunctive of implicar uses the -ra stem: implicara, implicaras, implicara, implicáramos, implicarais, implicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: implica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' and subjunctive forms for others: implica, implique, impliquemos, implicad, impliquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no impliques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no impliques, no implique, no impliquemos, no impliquéis, no impliquen.