marcar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
marcar — dial
The present subjunctive uses a 'qu' spelling change: marque, marques, marque, marquemos, marquéis, marquen.
marcar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of desire, doubt, or necessity (e.g., 'I want you to dial' or 'It's important that he scores').
Notes on marcar in the Present Subjunctive
Because the endings start with 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu' in ALL forms to maintain the hard 'k' sound (marcar -> marque).
Example Sentences
Espero que él marque un gol hoy.
I hope that he scores a goal today.
él/ella/usted
Es necesario que marques el código primero.
It is necessary that you dial the code first.
tú
No quiero que marquen las paredes.
I don't want them to mark the walls.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: marce
Correct: marque
Why: Just like the preterite 'yo' form, you must use 'qu' before an 'e' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: marco
The present tense of marcar is completely regular: marco, marcas, marca, marcamos, marcáis, marcan.
Preterite
yo: marqué
The preterite of marcar has a spelling change in the first person: marqué, marcaste, marcó, marcamos, marcasteis, marcaron.
Imperfect
yo: marcaba
The imperfect of marcar is regular: marcaba, marcabas, marcaba, marcábamos, marcabais, marcaban.
Future
yo: marcaré
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the full infinitive: marcaré, marcarás, marcará, marcaremos, marcaréis, marcarán.
Conditional
yo: marcaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: marcaría, marcarías, marcaría, marcaríamos, marcaríais, marcarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: marcara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: marcara, marcaras, marcara, marcáramos, marcarais, marcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: marca
Give commands with marcar: marca (tú), marque (usted), marcad (vosotros), marquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no marques
Negative commands use the subjunctive with 'no': no marques, no marque, no marquemos, no marquéis, no marquen.