traficar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
traficar — to traffic
The imperative of traficar uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands (trafique, trafiquen).
traficar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct orders (though trafficking is illegal, this might appear in crime novels or legal contexts).
Notes on traficar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' forms use the 'qu' spelling change. The informal 'tú' form (trafica) and 'vosotros' form (traficad) are regular.
Example Sentences
Trafica con cuidado si vas a hacerlo.
Traffic carefully if you are going to do it.
tú
Trafique usted con productos legales solamente.
Traffic only in legal products.
Trafiquemos con inteligencia.
Let's trade/traffic with intelligence.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: trafice (usted)
Correct: trafique
Why: Formal commands follow the subjunctive spelling rules; 'qu' is required.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trafico
The present tense of traficar is completely regular: trafico, traficas, trafica, traficamos, traficáis, trafican.
Preterite
yo: trafiqué
The preterite of traficar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'trafiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: traficaba
The imperfect of traficar is regular: traficaba, traficabas, traficaba, traficábamos, traficabais, traficaban.
Future
yo: traficaré
The future tense of traficar is regular: traficaré, traficarás, traficará, traficaremos, traficaréis, traficarán.
Conditional
yo: traficaría
The conditional of traficar is regular: traficaría, traficarías, traficaría, traficaríamos, traficaríais, traficarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: trafique
The present subjunctive of traficar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: trafique, trafiques, trafique, trafiquemos, trafiquéis, trafiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: traficara
The imperfect subjunctive of traficar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: traficara, traficaras, traficara, traficáramos, traficarais, traficaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no trafiques
The negative imperative of traficar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no trafiques, no trafique, no trafiquemos, no trafiquéis, no trafiquen.