suplicar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
suplicar — to beg
Suplicar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: suplique, supliques, suplique, supliquemos, supliquéis, supliquen.
suplicar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive when expressing a wish, a request, or an emotional reaction involving someone else, such as 'I beg that you stay.'
Notes on suplicar in the Present Subjunctive
This tense features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound before the letter 'e'. It is otherwise regular in its endings.
Example Sentences
Te pido que me supliques perdón.
I'm asking you to beg me for forgiveness.
tú
Espero que no me supliquen más tiempo.
I hope they don't beg me for more time.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mi madre quiere que le suplique que venga.
My mother wants me to beg her to come.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'suplice' instead of 'suplique'.
Correct: suplique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se/the', so we must use 'que' to maintain the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suplico
Suplicar is completely regular in the present tense: suplico, suplicas, suplica, suplicamos, suplicáis, suplican.
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.
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.