ubicar Imperfect Conjugation
ubicar — to locate
The imperfect of ubicar is fully regular: ubicaba, ubicabas, ubicaba, ubicábamos, ubicabais, ubicaban.
ubicar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe where something used to be located or to provide background info about a location while telling a story.
Notes on ubicar in the Imperfect
Ubicar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: ubicábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes, el mercado se ubicaba cerca del río.
Before, the market used to be located near the river.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros siempre ubicábamos el campamento antes del atardecer.
We always used to set up the camp before sunset.
nosotros
¿Dónde ubicabas tus juguetes de niño?
Where did you used to put your toys as a child?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'ubicábamos'.
Correct: ubicábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'nosotros' 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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ubica
The imperative of ubicar uses 'ubica' for tú and 'ubique/n' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ubiques
The negative imperative of ubicar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no ubiques, no ubique, no ubiquemos, no ubiquen.