suplicar Present Conjugation
suplicar — to beg
Suplicar is completely regular in the present tense: suplico, suplicas, suplica, suplicamos, suplicáis, suplican.
suplicar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current actions, habits, or to emphasize a desperate request happening right now.
Notes on suplicar in the Present
This verb is fully regular in the present indicative; no spelling changes occur here because the vowel 'a' or 'o' follows the 'c'.
Example Sentences
Te suplico que no me dejes solo.
I beg you not to leave me alone.
yo
Ellos siempre suplican por un descuento.
They always beg for a discount.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Juan suplica atención todo el tiempo.
Juan begs for attention all the time.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'suplico' when you mean 'pido'.
Correct: pido
Why: Suplicar is much stronger than 'pedir'. Only use it for intense, desperate begging.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: supliqué
Suplicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'supliqué' to preserve the sound.
Imperfect
yo: suplicaba
The imperfect of suplicar is regular: suplicaba, suplicabas, suplicaba, suplicábamos, suplicabais, suplicaban.
Future
yo: suplicaré
The future tense is regular: suplicaré, suplicarás, suplicará, suplicaremos, suplicaréis, suplicarán.
Conditional
yo: suplicaría
The conditional of suplicar is regular: suplicaría, suplicarías, suplicaría, suplicaríamos, suplicaríais, suplicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suplique
Suplicar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: suplique, supliques, suplique, supliquemos, supliquéis, supliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suplicara
The imperfect subjunctive of suplicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: suplicara, suplicaras, suplicara, suplicáramos, suplicarais, suplicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suplica
The imperative uses 'suplica' for tú and 'suplique(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no supliques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no supliques, no suplique, no supliquemos, no supliquéis, no supliquen.