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SPANISH VERB

publicar

to publish

  • #312 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: publicando
  • Past participle: publicado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I publish
  2. tú you publish
  3. usted, él, ella he/she publishes
  4. nosotros we publish
  5. vosotros Spain you all publish
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they publish

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I published
  2. tú you published
  3. usted, él, ella he/she published
  4. nosotros we published
  5. vosotros Spain you all published
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they published

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to publish
  2. tú you used to publish
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to publish
  4. nosotros we used to publish
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to publish
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to publish

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will publish
  2. tú you will publish
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will publish
  4. nosotros we will publish
  5. vosotros Spain you all will publish
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will publish

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would publish
  2. tú you would publish
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would publish
  4. nosotros we would publish
  5. vosotros Spain you all would publish
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would publish

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I publish
  2. tú (that) you publish
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she publish
  4. nosotros (that) we publish
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all publish
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they publish

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I published
  2. tú (if) you published
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she published
  4. nosotros (if) we published
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all published
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they published

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú publish!
  2. usted publish! (formal)
  3. nosotros publish! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain publish! (all of you)
  5. ustedes publish! (all of you)

How to use publicar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi hermana publica fotos de sus viajes cada semana.

    My sister posts photos of her trips every week.

  2. Past

    El periódico publicó la noticia esta mañana.

    The newspaper published the news this morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes la revista publicaba un número cada mes.

    The magazine used to publish an issue every month.

  4. Future

    Publicaremos los resultados del concurso el viernes.

    We'll publish the competition results on Friday.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no publicaría esa foto, sales con los ojos cerrados.

    I wouldn't post that photo, your eyes are closed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que publiques nada sobre la fiesta.

    I don't want you to post anything about the party.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me gustaría que publicaran mi libro algún día.

    I'd like them to publish my book some day.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Publica el vídeo ya, que ha quedado genial!

    Post the video now, it turned out great!

Where you hear publicar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • La revista publica artículos de historia. The journal publishes history articles.
  • He publicado un libro sobre el Archivo. I've published a book about the Archive.
  • Si encuentro más, publicaré un artículo. If I find more, I'll publish an article.
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It Was Written in Oaxaca

Advanced Level 1 · se publicará · publicar

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.