implicar Preterite Conjugation
implicar — to involve
The preterite features a spelling change in the first person: impliqué, implicaste, implicó, implicamos, implicasteis, implicaron.
implicar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific moment when someone was implicated in a case or when a decision led to a specific consequence.
Notes on implicar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'c' to 'qu' (impliqué) to maintain the hard 'k' sound. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Ayer impliqué a mi jefe en la decisión final.
Yesterday I involved my boss in the final decision.
yo
Ese error implicó un gasto extra para la empresa.
That error involved an extra expense for the company.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué nos implicasteis en vuestros problemas?
Why did you involve us in your problems?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'implicé' for the yo form.
Correct: impliqué
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like an 's' or 'th'. To keep the 'k' sound of the infinitive, you must use 'que'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: implico
The present tense of implicar is regular: implico, implicas, implica, implicamos, implicáis, implican.
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.
Present Subjunctive
yo: implique
The present subjunctive changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: implique, impliques, implique, impliquemos, impliquéis, impliquen.
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.