radicar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
radicar — to lie in
The imperfect subjunctive of radicar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: radicara, radicaras, radicara, radicáramos, radicarais, radicaran.
radicar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical scenarios or past uncertainties regarding where something was located or where a cause was rooted.
Notes on radicar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for radicar. Unlike the preterite 'yo' form, there is no 'qu' spelling change here because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si el éxito radicara solo en el dinero, sería más fácil.
If success lay only in money, it would be easier.
él/ella/usted
No creía que la falla radicara en el sistema.
I didn't think the flaw lay in the system.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá radicáramos nuestra empresa en un lugar más cálido.
I wish we were establishing our company in a warmer place.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'radiquara'.
Correct: radicara
Why: The spelling change to 'qu' only happens before 'e' or 'i'. Since the endings here start with 'a', the 'c' is kept.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: radica
The imperative of radicar uses the regular 'tú' form (radica) but spelling-changed 'usted/ustedes' forms (radique, radiquen).
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.