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practicar means to practice.

regular (with spelling change in certain forms)-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Indicative

Present

yopractico
practicas
él/ella/ustedpractica
nosotrospracticamos
vosotrospracticáis
ellos/ellas/ustedespractican

Practicar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: practico, practicas, practica, etc.

Future

yopracticaré
practicarás
él/ella/ustedpracticará
nosotrospracticaremos
vosotrospracticaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedespracticarán

The future of practicar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: practicaré, practicarás, practicará.

Imperfect

yopracticaba
practicabas
él/ella/ustedpracticaba
nosotrospracticábamos
vosotrospracticabais
ellos/ellas/ustedespracticaban

The imperfect of practicar is regular: practicaba, practicabas, practicaba, practicábamos, practicabais, practicaban.

Conditional

yopracticaría
practicarías
él/ella/ustedpracticaría
nosotrospracticaríamos
vosotrospracticaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedespracticarían

The conditional uses the infinitive 'practicar' plus endings: practicaría, practicarías, practicaría.

Preterite

yopractiqué
practicaste
él/ella/ustedpracticó
nosotrospracticamos
vosotrospracticasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedespracticaron

The preterite of practicar includes a spelling change in the 'yo' form (practiqué) to keep the 'k' sound.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no practiques
ustedno practique
nosotrosno practiquemos
vosotrosno practiquéis
ustedesno practiquen

Negative commands always use the subjunctive: no practiques, no practique, no practiquemos.

Imperative

practica
ustedpractique
nosotrospractiquemos
vosotrospracticad
ustedespractiquen

Use 'practica' (tú) or 'practique' (usted) to give direct orders to practice.

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yopractique
practiques
él/ella/ustedpractique
nosotrospractiquemos
vosotrospractiquéis
ellos/ellas/ustedespractiquen

The present subjunctive of practicar uses 'qu' in all forms: practique, practiques, practique, etc.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yopracticara
practicaras
él/ella/ustedpracticara
nosotrospracticáramos
vosotrospracticarais
ellos/ellas/ustedespracticaran

The imperfect subjunctive is built from the 'ellos' preterite: practicara, practicaras, practicara.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does practicar mean in Spanish?

practicar means "to practice".

Is practicar a regular or irregular verb?

practicar is a regular (with spelling change in certain forms) -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate practicar in the present tense?

The present tense of practicar is: yo practico, tú practicas, él/ella/usted practica, nosotros practicamos, vosotros practicáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes practican.

How do you conjugate practicar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of practicar is: yo practiqué, tú practicaste, él/ella/usted practicó, nosotros practicamos, vosotros practicasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes practicaron.

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