radicar Preterite Conjugation
radicar — to lie in
Radicar is mostly regular in the preterite, except for the 'yo' form which changes to 'radiqué'.
radicar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to state exactly where a cause was identified or when someone officially settled or filed a document at a specific point in time.
Notes on radicar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'c' to 'qu' (radiqué) to preserve the hard 'k' sound. All other forms (radicaste, radicó, etc.) are regular.
Example Sentences
Radiqué la denuncia ayer por la mañana.
I filed the complaint yesterday morning.
yo
El error radicó en una falta de comunicación.
The error lay in a lack of communication.
él/ella/usted
Ellos radicaron en Madrid durante cinco años.
They lived/settled in Madrid for five years.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'radicé' for the first person.
Correct: radiqué
Why: The letter 'c' followed by 'e' makes an 's' or 'th' sound; 'qu' is needed to keep the 'k' sound of the verb stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: radico
The present tense of radicar is completely regular: radico, radicas, radica, radicamos, radicáis, radican.
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.