publicar Imperfect Conjugation
publicar — to post
The imperfect of publicar is regular: publicaba, publicabas, publicaba, publicábamos, publicabais, publicaban.
publicar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for habitual posting in the past or to describe an ongoing state of publishing (e.g., 'I used to post more often').
Notes on publicar in the Imperfect
Publicar follows the standard -ar verb pattern in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Antes publicaba mis dibujos en Instagram.
I used to post my drawings on Instagram.
yo
Publicábamos un periódico escolar cada mes.
We used to publish a school newspaper every month.
nosotros
Él publicaba artículos mientras vivía en España.
He was publishing articles while he lived in Spain.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'publicabamos'.
Correct: publicábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always has an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
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.
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.