suplicar Preterite Conjugation
suplicar — to beg
Suplicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'supliqué' to preserve the sound.
suplicar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific, completed instance of begging in the past.
Notes on suplicar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (supliqué). All other forms (suplicaste, suplicó, etc.) follow the standard -ar pattern.
Example Sentences
Le supliqué que se quedara.
I begged him to stay.
yo
Me suplicaste una oportunidad más.
You begged me for one more chance.
tú
El perro nos suplicó por comida con la mirada.
The dog begged us for food with his eyes.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'suplicé' instead of 'supliqué'.
Correct: supliqué
Why: The 'qu' is necessary to keep the 'k' sound. 'Suplicé' would be pronounced like 'su-pli-SAY'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suplico
Suplicar is completely regular in the present tense: suplico, suplicas, suplica, suplicamos, suplicáis, suplican.
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.