radicar Present Conjugation
radicar — to lie in
The present tense of radicar is completely regular: radico, radicas, radica, radicamos, radicáis, radican.
radicar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe where a problem currently lies or where a person or company is currently based/located.
Notes on radicar in the Present
Radicar is fully regular in the present indicative. No spelling changes are needed because the endings (o, as, a, amos, áis, an) do not trigger the 'c' to 'qu' rule.
Example Sentences
La importancia del proyecto radica en su impacto social.
The importance of the project lies in its social impact.
él/ella/usted
¿Dónde radicas actualmente?
Where are you living/based currently?
tú
Mis padres radican en México desde hace décadas.
My parents have lived in Mexico for decades.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Thinking it is a stem-changer like 'radieco'.
Correct: radico
Why: Radicar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative; the 'i' does not change.
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Related Tenses
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).
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.