ubicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ubicar — to locate
The imperative of ubicar uses 'ubica' for tú and 'ubique/n' for formal commands.
ubicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to find a location or to place an object somewhere.
Notes on ubicar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form use the 'qu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
Ubica el norte antes de empezar a caminar.
Locate north before you start walking.
tú
Ubique usted el edificio en este mapa.
Locate the building on this map.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ubica' for a formal command.
Correct: ubique
Why: Formal commands (usted) must use the subjunctive-based form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ubico
The present tense of ubicar is regular: ubico, ubicas, ubica, ubicamos, ubicáis, ubican.
Preterite
yo: ubiqué
The preterite of ubicar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (ubiqué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: ubicaba
The imperfect of ubicar is fully regular: ubicaba, ubicabas, ubicaba, ubicábamos, ubicabais, ubicaban.
Future
yo: ubicaré
The future of ubicar is regular: ubicaré, ubicarás, ubicará, ubicaremos, ubicaréis, ubicarán.
Conditional
yo: ubicaría
The conditional of ubicar is regular: ubicaría, ubicarías, ubicaría, ubicaríamos, ubicaríais, ubicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ubique
The present subjunctive of ubicar uses 'qu' in all forms: ubique, ubiques, ubique, ubiquemos, ubiquéis, ubiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ubicara
The imperfect subjunctive of ubicar is regular: ubicara, ubicaras, ubicara, ubicáramos, ubicarais, ubicaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ubiques
The negative imperative of ubicar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no ubiques, no ubique, no ubiquemos, no ubiquen.