publicar Conditional Conjugation
publicar — to post
The conditional of publicar is regular: publicaría, publicarías, publicaría, publicaríamos, publicaríais, publicarían.
publicar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios or polite suggestions regarding posting content.
Notes on publicar in the Conditional
Publicar is regular; simply add the -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Publicaría el artículo, pero no tengo internet.
I would post the article, but I don't have internet.
yo
¿Publicarías esto si fueras yo?
Would you post this if you were me?
tú
Nos dijeron que publicarían la actualización hoy.
They told us they would publish the update today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'publicaría' with the imperfect 'publicaba'.
Correct: publicaría (would post) vs publicaba (used to post).
Why: The conditional refers to hypothetical or future-in-the-past, while imperfect is for past habits.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: publico
The present tense of publicar is entirely regular: publico, publicas, publica, publicamos, publicáis, publican.
Preterite
yo: publiqué
The preterite of publicar is regular except for the 'yo' form: publiqué, publicaste, publicó, publicamos, publicasteis, publicaron.
Imperfect
yo: publicaba
The imperfect of publicar is regular: publicaba, publicabas, publicaba, publicábamos, publicabais, publicaban.
Future
yo: publicaré
The future tense of publicar is regular: publicaré, publicarás, publicará, publicaremos, publicaréis, publicarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: publique
The present subjunctive of publicar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: publique, publiques, publique, publiquemos, publiquéis, publiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: publicara
The imperfect subjunctive of publicar follows the -ra pattern: publicara, publicaras, publicara, publicáramos, publicarais, publicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: publica
The imperative for publicar: publica (tú), publique (usted), publiquemos (nosotros), publicad (vosotros), publiquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no publiques
The negative imperative of publicar uses subjunctive forms: no publiques, no publique, no publiquemos, no publiquéis, no publiquen.