replicar Preterite Conjugation
replicar — to answer back
Replicar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: repliqué, replicaste, replicó, replicamos, replicasteis, replicaron.
replicar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific moment when someone answered back or when a scientific result was successfully replicated.
Notes on replicar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'c' to 'qu' (repliqué) to preserve the hard 'k' sound. All other forms are regular -ar endings.
Example Sentences
Le repliqué que no estaba de acuerdo con su decisión.
I replied to him that I did not agree with his decision.
yo
Ella no replicó nada durante la reunión.
She didn't talk back at all during the meeting.
él/ella/usted
Los científicos replicaron el experimento el mes pasado.
The scientists replicated the experiment last month.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'replicé' for the yo form.
Correct: repliqué
Why: In Spanish, 'cé' would be pronounced like 'say' or 'thay'. To keep the 'k' sound of the verb, we use 'qué'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: replico
Replicar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: replico, replicas, replica, replicamos, replicáis, replican.
Imperfect
yo: replicaba
The imperfect of replicar is regular: replicaba, replicabas, replicaba, replicábamos, replicabais, replicaban.
Future
yo: replicaré
The future of replicar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (replicaré, replicarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: replicaría
The conditional of replicar is regular: replicaría, replicarías, replicaría, replicaríamos, replicaríais, replicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: replique
The present subjunctive of replicar requires a spelling change to keep the 'k' sound: replique, repliques, replique, repliquemos, repliquéis, repliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: replicara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: replicara, replicaras, replicara, replicáramos, replicarais, replicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: replica
The affirmative imperative gives direct orders: replica (tú), replique (usted), repliquemos (nosotros), replicad (vosotros), repliquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no repliques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no repliques, no replique, no repliquemos, no repliquéis, no repliquen.