Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | publico | |
| tú | publicas | |
| él / ella / usted | publica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | publicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | publicáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | publican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | publiqué | |
| tú | publicaste | |
| él / ella / usted | publicó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | publicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | publicasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | publicaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | publicaba | |
| tú | publicabas | |
| él / ella / usted | publicaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | publicábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | publicabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | publicaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | publicaré | |
| tú | publicarás | |
| él / ella / usted | publicará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | publicaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | publicaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | publicarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | publicaría | |
| tú | publicarías | |
| él / ella / usted | publicaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | publicaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | publicaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | publicarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | publique | |
| tú | publiques | |
| él / ella / usted | publique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | publiquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | publiquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | publiquen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to publish
- to release
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations