ubicar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
ubicar — to locate
The present subjunctive of ubicar uses 'qu' in all forms: ubique, ubiques, ubique, ubiquemos, ubiquéis, ubiquen.
ubicar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or command regarding a location (e.g., 'I want you to locate...').
Notes on ubicar in the Present Subjunctive
Because the endings start with 'e', the 'c' must change to 'qu' in every single form to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Espero que ubiques la dirección pronto.
I hope you locate the address soon.
tú
Es importante que ubiquemos el origen del problema.
It is important that we locate the source of the problem.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'ubice' instead of 'ubique'.
Correct: ubique
Why: A 'c' followed by an 'e' sounds like 's'. You need 'qu' to maintain the 'k' sound of the verb.
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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.
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.