indicar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
indicar — to indicate
The imperfect subjunctive of indicar is regular: indicara, indicaras, indicara, indicáramos, indicarais, indicaran.
indicar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests, like 'If the map showed the lake...' or 'I asked him to show me...'.
Notes on indicar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Indicar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. It uses the stem from the third-person plural preterite (indicaron).
Example Sentences
Si el GPS indicara el tráfico, iríamos más rápido.
If the GPS showed the traffic, we would go faster.
él/ella/usted
Me pidió que le indicara el camino.
He asked me to show him the way.
yo
Si indicaras tus intenciones, todo sería más fácil.
If you indicated your intentions, everything would be easier.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: indiquera
Correct: indicara
Why: Unlike the present subjunctive, the imperfect subjunctive does not need a 'qu' because the ending starts with 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: indico
The present tense of indicar is fully regular: indico, indicas, indica, indicamos, indicáis, indican.
Preterite
yo: indiqué
The preterite of indicar has a spelling change in the first person: indiqué, indicaste, indicó, indicamos, indicasteis, indicaron.
Imperfect
yo: indicaba
The imperfect of indicar is regular: indicaba, indicabas, indicaba, indicábamos, indicabais, indicaban.
Future
yo: indicaré
The future tense of indicar is regular: indicaré, indicarás, indicará, indicaremos, indicaréis, indicarán.
Conditional
yo: indicaría
The conditional of indicar is regular: indicaría, indicarías, indicaría, indicaríamos, indicaríais, indicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: indique
The present subjunctive of indicar uses a 'qu' spelling in all forms: indique, indiques, indique, indiquemos, indiquéis, indiquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: indica
The imperative of indicar includes spelling changes for formal commands: indica, indique, indiquemos, indicad, indiquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no indiques
The negative imperative of indicar uses 'qu' in all forms: no indiques, no indique, no indiquemos, no indiquéis, no indiquen.