publicar Negative Imperative Conjugation
publicar — to post
The negative imperative of publicar uses subjunctive forms: no publiques, no publique, no publiquemos, no publiquéis, no publiquen.
publicar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to post or publish something.
Notes on publicar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change because they are derived from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No publiques eso, es privado.
Don't post that, it's private.
tú
No publiquen los resultados todavía.
Don't publish the results yet.
No publiquéis información personal.
Don't post personal information.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'no publica'.
Correct: no publiques
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: publica
The imperative for publicar: publica (tú), publique (usted), publiquemos (nosotros), publicad (vosotros), publiquen (ustedes).