ubicar Present Conjugation
ubicar — to locate
The present tense of ubicar is regular: ubico, ubicas, ubica, ubicamos, ubicáis, ubican.
ubicar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe where something is currently situated, to point out a location on a map, or to talk about the habit of finding/placing things.
Notes on ubicar in the Present
Ubicar is completely regular in the present indicative. No spelling changes occur here because the 'c' naturally keeps its hard 'k' sound before 'o' and 'a'.
Example Sentences
No ubico esa calle en el mapa.
I can't locate that street on the map.
yo
Ella siempre ubica las llaves en el mismo lugar.
She always places the keys in the same spot.
él/ella/usted
¿Ubican ustedes dónde está el museo?
Do you all know where the museum is located?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ubiquo' for the yo form.
Correct: ubico
Why: Learners often over-apply the 'qu' spelling change from other tenses, but it isn't needed before 'o'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.