ubicar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
ubicar — to locate
The imperfect subjunctive of ubicar is regular: ubicara, ubicaras, ubicara, ubicáramos, ubicarais, ubicaran.
ubicar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests (e.g., 'If I could locate it...' or 'They asked us to locate...').
Notes on ubicar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the third-person plural preterite (ubicaron). Note the accent on the nosotros form.
Example Sentences
Si yo ubicara mi teléfono, te llamaría.
If I located my phone, I would call you.
yo
Me pidieron que ubicara la oficina.
They asked me to locate the office.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ubiquara'.
Correct: ubicara
Why: The spelling change to 'qu' only happens before 'e' or 'i'. Since these endings start with 'a', the 'c' stays.
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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.
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.