publicar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
publicar — to post
The imperfect subjunctive of publicar follows the -ra pattern: publicara, publicaras, publicara, publicáramos, publicarais, publicaran.
publicar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding posting content, like 'If I published my diary, I'd be famous.'
Notes on publicar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the third-person plural preterite stem (publicar-). No special spelling changes are needed here.
Example Sentences
Si publicara mi secreto, todos se sorprenderían.
If I published my secret, everyone would be surprised.
yo
Me pidió que publicara el artículo.
He asked me to publish the article.
yo
Si publicáramos el video, sería viral.
If we posted the video, it would go viral.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'publicaramos'.
Correct: publicáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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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.
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.