Publicar conjugation
to publish, post (online)
Past participlepublicado
Gerundpublicando
Future stempublicar-
Preterite (yo)publiqué
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Publicar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo publico |
| tú publicas |
| él/ella/usted publica |
| nosotros/as publicamos |
| vosotros/as publicáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes publican |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo publiqué |
| tú publicaste |
| él/ella/usted publicó |
| nosotros/as publicamos |
| vosotros/as publicasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes publicaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo publicaba |
| tú publicabas |
| él/ella/usted publicaba |
| nosotros/as publicábamos |
| vosotros/as publicabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes publicaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a publicar |
| tú vas a publicar |
| él/ella/usted va a publicar |
| nosotros/as vamos a publicar |
| vosotros/as vais a publicar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a publicar |
Futuro simple future
| yo publicaré |
| tú publicarás |
| él/ella/usted publicará |
| nosotros/as publicaremos |
| vosotros/as publicaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes publicarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo publicaría |
| tú publicarías |
| él/ella/usted publicaría |
| nosotros/as publicaríamos |
| vosotros/as publicaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes publicarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he publicado |
| tú has publicado |
| él/ella/usted ha publicado |
| nosotros/as hemos publicado |
| vosotros/as habéis publicado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han publicado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy publicando |
| tú estás publicando |
| él/ella/usted está publicando |
| nosotros/as estamos publicando |
| vosotros/as estáis publicando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están publicando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) publica |
| (usted) publique |
| (vosotros/as) publicad |
| (ustedes) publiquen |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había publicado |
| tú habías publicado |
| él/ella/usted había publicado |
| nosotros/as habíamos publicado |
| vosotros/as habíais publicado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían publicado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo publique |
| tú publiques |
| él/ella/usted publique |
| nosotros/as publiquemos |
| vosotros/as publiquéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes publiquen |
Quick questions about publicar
Is publicar regular or irregular?
Publicar is a verb with a spelling change. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of publicar?
In the preterite, yo publiqué and él/ella/usted publicó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of publicar?
The past participle of publicar is publicado, as in yo he publicado.
What is the gerund of publicar?
The gerund (-ing form) of publicar is publicando, as in yo estoy publicando.
What is the future stem of publicar?
The future and conditional stem of publicar is publicar-: yo publicaré, yo publicaría.
Verbs that follow the same pattern as publicar
- buscar look for, fetch
- sacar take out, get, obtain
- explicar explain
- tocar touch, play (instrument)
- dedicar devote, dedicate
- indicar point (out), indicate
- destacar emphasise, stand out, highlight
- significar mean
- identificar identify
- comunicar communicate
- practicar practise
- criticar criticise
- fabricar manufacture, produce
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