radicar Negative Imperative Conjugation
radicar — to lie in
The negative imperative of radicar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no radiques, no radique, no radiquemos, no radiquéis, no radiquen.
radicar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to file something or not to base a logic or business in a certain place.
Notes on radicar in the Negative Imperative
Because the negative imperative is identical to the present subjunctive, the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change occurs in all forms.
Example Sentences
No radiques la queja todavía.
Don't file the complaint yet.
tú
No radique su negocio en ese país.
Don't base your business in that country.
No radiquen la importancia solo en el precio.
Don't place the importance only on the price.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no radicas' for the negative command.
Correct: no radiques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: radica
The imperative of radicar uses the regular 'tú' form (radica) but spelling-changed 'usted/ustedes' forms (radique, radiquen).