radicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
radicar — to lie in
The imperative of radicar uses the regular 'tú' form (radica) but spelling-changed 'usted/ustedes' forms (radique, radiquen).
radicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give orders to file a document or to tell someone to settle in a specific location.
Notes on radicar in the Affirmative Imperative
The forms for usted, ustedes, and nosotros use the 'qu' spelling change (radique, radiquen, radiquemos) because they are borrowed from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Radica la solicitud en la ventanilla cinco.
File the application at window five.
tú
Radique usted el informe antes del viernes.
File the report before Friday.
Radiquen sus empresas en zonas francas.
Base your companies in free-trade zones.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'radice' for the formal command.
Correct: radique
Why: Formal commands (usted) for -ar verbs ending in -car always change 'c' to 'qu' to keep the sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: radico
The present tense of radicar is completely regular: radico, radicas, radica, radicamos, radicáis, radican.
Preterite
yo: radiqué
Radicar is mostly regular in the preterite, except for the 'yo' form which changes to 'radiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: radicaba
The imperfect of radicar is regular: radicaba, radicabas, radicaba, radicábamos, radicabais, radicaban.
Future
yo: radicaré
The future tense of radicar is regular: radicaré, radicarás, radicará, radicaremos, radicaréis, radicarán.
Conditional
yo: radicaría
The conditional tense of radicar is regular: radicaría, radicarías, radicaría, radicaríamos, radicaríais, radicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: radique
The present subjunctive of radicar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: radique, radiques, radique, radiquemos, radiquéis, radiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: radicara
The imperfect subjunctive of radicar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: radicara, radicaras, radicara, radicáramos, radicarais, radicaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no radiques
The negative imperative of radicar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no radiques, no radique, no radiquemos, no radiquéis, no radiquen.