comunicar
to communicateparticipio comunicadogerundio comunicandohe + participio he comunicadoestoy + gerundio estoy comunicando
Presentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | comunicoI communicate | nosotros | comunicamoswe communicate |
| tú | comunicasyou communicate | vosotros | comunicáisyou all communicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunicahe/she communicates | ellos/Uds. | comunicanthey communicate |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he comunicadoI have communicated | nosotros | hemos comunicadowe have communicated |
| tú | has comunicadoyou have communicated | vosotros | habéis comunicadoyou all have communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha comunicadohe/she has communicated | ellos/Uds. | han comunicadothey have communicated |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | comunique(that) I communicate | nosotros | comuniquemos(that) we communicate |
| tú | comuniques(that) you communicate | vosotros | comuniquéis(that) you all communicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunique(that) he/she communicates | ellos/Uds. | comuniquen(that) they communicate |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya comunicado(that) I have communicated | nosotros | hayamos comunicado(that) we have communicated |
| tú | hayas comunicado(that) you have communicated | vosotros | hayáis comunicado(that) you all have communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya comunicado(that) he/she has communicated | ellos/Uds. | hayan comunicado(that) they have communicated |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | comuniquéI communicated | nosotros | comunicamoswe communicated |
| tú | comunicasteyou communicated | vosotros | comunicasteisyou all communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunicóhe/she communicated | ellos/Uds. | comunicaronthey communicated |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | comunicabaI used to communicate | nosotros | comunicábamoswe used to communicate |
| tú | comunicabasyou used to communicate | vosotros | comunicabaisyou all used to communicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunicabahe/she used to communicate | ellos/Uds. | comunicabanthey used to communicate |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había comunicadoI had communicated | nosotros | habíamos comunicadowe had communicated |
| tú | habías comunicadoyou had communicated | vosotros | habíais comunicadoyou all had communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | había comunicadohe/she had communicated | ellos/Uds. | habían comunicadothey had communicated |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | comunicara(that) I communicated | nosotros | comunicáramos(that) we communicated |
| tú | comunicaras(that) you communicated | vosotros | comunicarais(that) you all communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunicara(that) he/she communicated | ellos/Uds. | comunicaran(that) they communicated |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | comunicase(that) I communicated | nosotros | comunicásemos(that) we communicated |
| tú | comunicases(that) you communicated | vosotros | comunicaseis(that) you all communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunicase(that) he/she communicated | ellos/Uds. | comunicasen(that) they communicated |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera comunicado(that) I had communicated | nosotros | hubiéramos comunicado(that) we had communicated |
| tú | hubieras comunicado(that) you had communicated | vosotros | hubierais comunicado(that) you all had communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera comunicado(that) he/she had communicated | ellos/Uds. | hubieran comunicado(that) they had communicated |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube comunicadoI had communicated | nosotros | hubimos comunicadowe had communicated |
| tú | hubiste comunicadoyou had communicated | vosotros | hubisteis comunicadoyou all had communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo comunicadohe/she had communicated | ellos/Uds. | hubieron comunicadothey had communicated |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | comunicaréI will communicate | nosotros | comunicaremoswe will communicate |
| tú | comunicarásyou will communicate | vosotros | comunicaréisyou all will communicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunicaráhe/she will communicate | ellos/Uds. | comunicaránthey will communicate |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | comunicaríaI would communicate | nosotros | comunicaríamoswe would communicate |
| tú | comunicaríasyou would communicate | vosotros | comunicaríaisyou all would communicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunicaríahe/she would communicate | ellos/Uds. | comunicaríanthey would communicate |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré comunicadoI will have communicated | nosotros | habremos comunicadowe will have communicated |
| tú | habrás comunicadoyou will have communicated | vosotros | habréis comunicadoyou all will have communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá comunicadohe/she will have communicated | ellos/Uds. | habrán comunicadothey will have communicated |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría comunicadoI would have communicated | nosotros | habríamos comunicadowe would have communicated |
| tú | habrías comunicadoyou would have communicated | vosotros | habríais comunicadoyou all would have communicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría comunicadohe/she would have communicated | ellos/Uds. | habrían comunicadothey would have communicated |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | comunicare(should) I communicate | nosotros | comunicáremos(should) we communicate |
| tú | comunicares(should) you communicate | vosotros | comunicareis(should) you all communicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | comunicare(should) he/she communicate | ellos/Uds. | comunicaren(should) they communicate |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | comuniquemoslet's communicate |
| tú | comunicacommunicate! | vosotros | comunicadcommunicate! |
| él/ella/Ud. | comuniquecommunicate! | ellos/Uds. | comuniquencommunicate! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no comuniquemoslet's not communicate |
| tú | no comuniquesdon't communicate | vosotros | no comuniquéisdon't communicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | no comuniquedon't communicate | ellos/Uds. | no comuniquendon't communicate |
Imagen. Karl Krogstad, director de cine, con un megáfono; la escenógrafa y pintora de decorados, la jefa de unidad Linda Lane, con una cámara; equipo y actores, con el decorado de la Plaza Roja al fondo. Moscow, Seattle, Washington, EE. UU. — traducido de Karl Krogstad, Film Director, holding a megaphone, set designer & set paintper, unit manager, Linda Lane, holding a camera and aint, crew & actors, set in the background of Red Square, Moscow, Seattle, Washington, USA (Wonderlane · flickr · CC0)
