publicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
publicar — to post
The imperative for publicar: publica (tú), publique (usted), publiquemos (nosotros), publicad (vosotros), publiquen (ustedes).
publicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to post or publish something right now.
Notes on publicar in the Affirmative Imperative
Formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form use the 'qu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
¡Publica la foto ya!
Post the photo now!
tú
Publique su comentario aquí.
Post your comment here.
Publicad el anuncio en la pizarra.
Post the notice on the board.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'publice' for the formal command.
Correct: publique
Why: The spelling must change to 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound in the formal command.
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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.
Conditional
yo: publicaría
The conditional of publicar is regular: publicaría, publicarías, publicaría, publicaríamos, publicaríais, publicarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no publiques
The negative imperative of publicar uses subjunctive forms: no publiques, no publique, no publiquemos, no publiquéis, no publiquen.