predicar Present Conjugation
predicar — to preach
Predicar is fully regular in the present tense: predico, predicas, predica, predicamos, predicáis, predican.
predicar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or general truths, like describing what a priest does every week.
Notes on predicar in the Present
There are no spelling changes or irregularities in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Él predica todos los domingos por la mañana.
He preaches every Sunday morning.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros predicamos el amor al prójimo.
We preach love for one's neighbor.
nosotros
¿Tú predicas en tu comunidad?
Do you preach in your community?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: predico (used for 'I predict')
Correct: predigo (from predecir)
Why: Learners often confuse 'predicar' (to preach) with 'predecir' (to predict).
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: prediqué
Predicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'prediqué'.
Imperfect
yo: predicaba
The imperfect of predicar is regular: predicaba, predicabas, predicaba, predicábamos, predicabais, predicaban.
Future
yo: predicaré
The future of predicar is regular: predicaré, predicarás, predicará, predicaremos, predicaréis, predicarán.
Conditional
yo: predicaría
The conditional of predicar is regular: predicaría, predicarías, predicaría, predicaríamos, predicaríais, predicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: predique
Predicar has a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: predique, prediques, predique, prediquemos, prediquéis, prediquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: predicara
The imperfect subjunctive of predicar uses the -ra endings: predicara, predicaras, predicara, predicáramos, predicarais, predicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: predica
The imperative uses 'predica' (tú) and 'predique' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no prediques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no prediques, no predique, no prediquemos, no prediquéis, no prediquen.