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How to conjugate Comunicar in Spanish

comunicar to communicate, to report, to inform, to convey Irregular Verb

At a glance: Comunicar (to communicate, to report, to inform, to convey) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: comunico, comunicas, comunica, comunicamos, comunicáis, comunican. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (comuniqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (comunique).

Past participle
comunicado communicated
Gerund
comunicando communicating
Similar
comunicarse, denunciar, informar, reportar, enterar, expresar, transmitir

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Indicative tenses of Comunicar

Comunicar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of comunicar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “comunico”, meaning “I communicate”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocomunicoI communicate
Túcomunicasyou communicate
Ella / Él / Ustedcomunicas/he communicates
Nosotras / Nosotroscomunicamoswe communicate
Vosotras / Vosotroscomunicáisyou (plural) communicate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomunicanthey communicate

How it’s built: Regular: stem comunic- plus the -ar endings.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of comunicar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “comuniqué”, meaning “I communicated”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocomuniquéI communicated
Túcomunicasteyou communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedcomunicós/he communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroscomunicamoswe communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroscomunicasteisyou (plural) communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomunicaronthey communicated

How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (comuniqué); the other forms are regular.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of comunicar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “comunicaba”, meaning “I used to communicate”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocomunicabaI used to communicate
Túcomunicabasyou used to communicate
Ella / Él / Ustedcomunicabas/he used to communicate
Nosotras / Nosotroscomunicábamoswe used to communicate
Vosotras / Vosotroscomunicabaisyou (plural) used to communicate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomunicabanthey used to communicate

How it’s built: Regular: stem comunic- plus the -ar endings.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of comunicar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy comunicando”, meaning “I am communicating”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy comunicandoI am communicating
Túestás comunicandoyou are communicating
Ella / Él / Ustedestá comunicandos/he is communicating
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos comunicandowe are communicating
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis comunicandoyou (plural) are communicating
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán comunicandothey are communicating

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund comunicando.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of comunicar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a comunicar”, meaning “I am going to communicate”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a comunicarI am going to communicate
Túvas a comunicaryou are going to communicate
Ella / Él / Ustedva a comunicars/he is going to communicate
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a comunicarwe are going to communicate
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a comunicaryou (plural) are going to communicate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a comunicarthey are going to communicate

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive comunicar.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of comunicar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “comunicaré”, meaning “I will communicate”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocomunicaréI will communicate
Túcomunicarásyou will communicate
Ella / Él / Ustedcomunicarás/he will communicate
Nosotras / Nosotroscomunicaremoswe will communicate
Vosotras / Vosotroscomunicaréisyou (plural) will communicate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomunicaránthey will communicate

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive comunicar plus the future endings.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of comunicar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “comunicaría”, meaning “I would communicate”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocomunicaríaI would communicate
Túcomunicaríasyou would communicate
Ella / Él / Ustedcomunicarías/he would communicate
Nosotras / Nosotroscomunicaríamoswe would communicate
Vosotras / Vosotroscomunicaríaisyou (plural) would communicate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomunicaríanthey would communicate

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive comunicar plus the conditional endings.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of comunicar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he comunicado”, meaning “I have communicated”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe comunicadoI have communicated
Túhas comunicadoyou have communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedha comunicados/he has communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos comunicadowe have communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis comunicadoyou (plural) have communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan comunicadothey have communicated

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle comunicado.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of comunicar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había comunicado”, meaning “I had communicated”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía comunicadoI had communicated
Túhabías comunicadoyou had communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía comunicados/he had communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos comunicadowe had communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais comunicadoyou (plural) had communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían comunicadothey had communicated

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle comunicado.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of comunicar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré comunicado”, meaning “I will have communicated”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré comunicadoI will have communicated
Túhabrás comunicadoyou will have communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá comunicados/he will have communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos comunicadowe will have communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis comunicadoyou (plural) will have communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán comunicadothey will have communicated

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle comunicado.

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Comunicar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of comunicar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría comunicado”, meaning “I would have communicated”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría comunicadoI would have communicated
Túhabrías comunicadoyou would have communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría comunicados/he would have communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos comunicadowe would have communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais comunicadoyou (plural) would have communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían comunicadothey would have communicated

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle comunicado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Comunicar

Comunicar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “comunique”, meaning “I communicate”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocomuniqueI communicate
Túcomuniquesyou communicate
Ella / Él / Ustedcomuniques/he communicates
Nosotras / Nosotroscomuniquemoswe communicate
Vosotras / Vosotroscomuniquéisyou (plural) communicate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomuniquenthey communicate

How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (comunique, comuniques, comunique, comuniquemos, comuniquéis, comuniquen).

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Comunicar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “comunicara”, meaning “I communicated”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocomunicaraI communicated
Túcomunicarasyou communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedcomunicaras/he communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroscomunicáramoswe communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroscomunicaraisyou (plural) communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomunicaranthey communicated

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, comunicaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (comunicáramos).

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Comunicar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “comunicare”, meaning “I will communicate”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocomunicareI will communicate
Túcomunicaresyou will communicate
Ella / Él / Ustedcomunicares/he will communicate
Nosotras / Nosotroscomunicáremoswe will communicate
Vosotras / Vosotroscomunicareisyou (plural) will communicate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomunicarenthey will communicate

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, comunicaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (comunicáremos).

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Comunicar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya comunicado”, meaning “I have communicated”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya comunicadoI have communicated
Túhayas comunicadoyou have communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya comunicados/he has communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos comunicadowe have communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis comunicadoyou (plural) have communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan comunicadothey have communicated

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle comunicado.

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Comunicar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera comunicado”, meaning “I had communicated”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera comunicadoI had communicated
Túhubieras comunicadoyou had communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera comunicados/he had communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos comunicadowe had communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais comunicadoyou (plural) had communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran comunicadothey had communicated

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle comunicado.

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Comunicar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere comunicado”, meaning “I will have communicated”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere comunicadoI will have communicated
Túhubieres comunicadoyou will have communicated
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere comunicados/he will have communicated
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos comunicadowe will have communicated
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis comunicadoyou (plural) will have communicated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren comunicadothey will have communicated

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle comunicado.

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Imperative tenses of Comunicar

Comunicar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “comunique”, meaning “(to you formal) communicate!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túcomunica(to you) communicate!
Ella / Él / Ustedcomunique(to you formal) communicate!
Nosotras / Nosotroscomuniquemoslet's communicate!
Vosotras / Vosotroscomunicad(to you plural) communicate!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescomuniquen(to you plural formal) communicate!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (comunica); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (comunique, comuniquemos, comuniquen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (comunicad).

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Comunicar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no comunique”, meaning “(to you formal) don't communicate!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno comuniques(to you) don't communicate!
Ella / Él / Ustedno comunique(to you formal) don't communicate!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno comuniquemoslet's not communicate!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno comuniquéis(to you plural) don't communicate!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno comuniquen(to you plural formal) don't communicate!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no comuniques, no comunique, no comuniquemos, no comuniquéis, no comuniquen.

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Frequently asked questions about Comunicar

Is comunicar a regular or irregular verb?

Comunicar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (comuniqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (comunique).

How do you conjugate comunicar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), comunicar is conjugated as: yo comunico, tú comunicas, él/ella/usted comunica, nosotros comunicamos, vosotros comunicáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comunican. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate comunicar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), comunicar is conjugated as: yo comuniqué, tú comunicaste, él/ella/usted comunicó, nosotros comunicamos, vosotros comunicasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comunicaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate comunicar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), comunicar is conjugated as: yo comunicaba, tú comunicabas, él/ella/usted comunicaba, nosotros comunicábamos, vosotros comunicabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes comunicaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate comunicar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), comunicar is conjugated as: yo comunicaré, tú comunicarás, él/ella/usted comunicará, nosotros comunicaremos, vosotros comunicaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comunicarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate comunicar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), comunicar is conjugated as: yo comunique, tú comuniques, él/ella/usted comunique, nosotros comuniquemos, vosotros comuniquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comuniquen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

What’s the difference between comunicar and comunicarse?

Comunicar means ‘to communicate, to report, to inform, to convey’ and comunicarse means ‘to communicate’. Comunicarse is the reflexive form of comunicar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo comunico becomes me comunico. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so comunica becomes comunícate.


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