publicar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
publicar — to post
The present subjunctive of publicar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: publique, publiques, publique, publiquemos, publiquéis, publiquen.
publicar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or request about someone posting something, such as 'I hope you post the photos' or 'It's important that we post the news.'
Notes on publicar in the Present Subjunctive
This tense has a spelling change (c > qu) in all forms to keep the hard 'k' sound before the letter 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que publiques las fotos pronto.
I hope you post the photos soon.
tú
Dudo que publiquen el libro este año.
I doubt they will publish the book this year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es mejor que publiquemos el anuncio ahora.
It is better that we post the ad now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'publice' instead of 'publique'.
Correct: publique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. To keep the 'k' sound from 'publicar', you must use 'qu'.
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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.
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.