traficar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
traficar — to traffic
The present subjunctive of traficar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: trafique, trafiques, trafique, trafiquemos, trafiquéis, trafiquen.
traficar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing doubt, desire, or uncertainty about someone trafficking goods, or after impersonal expressions like 'es necesario que'.
Notes on traficar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a 'c' to 'qu' orthographic change verb. To keep the hard 'k' sound before the letter 'e', the 'c' must change to 'qu'.
Example Sentences
Dudo que ellos trafiquen con especies protegidas.
I doubt that they traffic in protected species.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que nadie trafique con influencias en el gobierno.
It is important that no one trades in influence within the government.
él/ella/usted
No quiero que tú trafiques con mercancía robada.
I don't want you to traffic in stolen goods.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: trafice
Correct: trafique
Why: Using a 'c' before 'e' would change the pronunciation to a 's' or 'th' sound; 'qu' is needed to keep the 'k' sound.
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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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: traficara
The imperfect subjunctive of traficar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: traficara, traficaras, traficara, traficáramos, traficarais, traficaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: trafica
The imperative of traficar uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands (trafique, trafiquen).
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.