publicar Preterite Conjugation
publicar — to post
The preterite of publicar is regular except for the 'yo' form: publiqué, publicaste, publicó, publicamos, publicasteis, publicaron.
publicar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of posting or publishing at a specific point in time.
Notes on publicar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes from 'c' to 'qu' (publiqué) to preserve the hard 'k' sound. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Ayer publiqué mi primer blog.
Yesterday I posted my first blog.
yo
Ella publicó la noticia en Facebook.
She posted the news on Facebook.
él/ella/usted
Publicamos los resultados anoche.
We published the results last night.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'publicé' for the yo form.
Correct: publiqué
Why: Without the 'u', 'publicé' would be pronounced like 'publi-say'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: publico
The present tense of publicar is entirely regular: publico, publicas, publica, publicamos, publicáis, publican.
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no publiques
The negative imperative of publicar uses subjunctive forms: no publiques, no publique, no publiquemos, no publiquéis, no publiquen.