predicar Preterite Conjugation
predicar — to preach
Predicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'prediqué'.
predicar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions in the past, like a specific sermon delivered on a specific Sunday.
Notes on predicar in the Preterite
The only irregularity is in the 'yo' form (prediqué). The 'c' changes to 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Yo prediqué en la iglesia el domingo pasado.
I preached at the church last Sunday.
yo
El pastor predicó un mensaje de esperanza.
The pastor preached a message of hope.
él/ella/usted
Ellos predicaron en varios países.
They preached in several countries.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: predicé
Correct: prediqué
Why: The spelling must change to 'qu' to keep the 'k' sound; 'predicé' would be pronounced like 'pre-di-seh'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: predico
Predicar is fully regular in the present tense: predico, predicas, predica, predicamos, predicáis, predican.
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.