radicar — Spanish conjugation

to lie (to be located)

Frequency#846Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoradicoI lie
radicasyou lie
vosradicásyou lie
él/ella/Ud.radicahe/she/it lies
nosotrosradicamoswe lie
vosotrosradicáisyou (pl.) lie
ellos/ellas/Uds.radicanthey lie

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoradiquéI lied
radicasteyou lied
vosradicasteyou lied
él/ella/Ud.radicóhe/she/it lied
nosotrosradicamoswe lied
vosotrosradicasteisyou (pl.) lied
ellos/ellas/Uds.radicaronthey lied

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoradicaba
radicabas
vosradicabas
él/ella/Ud.radicaba
nosotrosradicábamos
vosotrosradicabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.radicaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoradicaríaI would lie
radicaríasyou would lie
vosradicaríasyou would lie
él/ella/Ud.radicaríahe/she/it would lie
nosotrosradicaríamoswe would lie
vosotrosradicaríaisyou (pl.) would lie
ellos/ellas/Uds.radicaríanthey would lie

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoradicaréI will lie
radicarásyou will lie
vosradicarásyou will lie
él/ella/Ud.radicaráhe/she/it will lie
nosotrosradicaremoswe will lie
vosotrosradicaréisyou (pl.) will lie
ellos/ellas/Uds.radicaránthey will lie

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe radicadoI have lied
has radicadoyou have lied
voshas radicadoyou have lied
él/ella/Ud.ha radicadohe/she/it has lied
nosotroshemos radicadowe have lied
vosotroshabéis radicadoyou (pl.) have lied
ellos/ellas/Uds.han radicadothey have lied

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía radicadoI had lied
habías radicadoyou had lied
voshabías radicadoyou had lied
él/ella/Ud.había radicadohe/she/it had lied
nosotroshabíamos radicadowe had lied
vosotroshabíais radicadoyou (pl.) had lied
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían radicadothey had lied

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría radicado
habrías radicado
voshabrías radicado
él/ella/Ud.habría radicado
nosotroshabríamos radicado
vosotroshabríais radicado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían radicado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré radicadoI will have lied
habrás radicadoyou will have lied
voshabrás radicadoyou will have lied
él/ella/Ud.habrá radicadohe/she/it will have lied
nosotroshabremos radicadowe will have lied
vosotroshabréis radicadoyou (pl.) will have lied
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán radicadothey will have lied

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoradique
radiques
vosradiques
él/ella/Ud.radique
nosotrosradiquemos
vosotrosradiquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.radiquen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoradicara
radicaras
vosradicaras
él/ella/Ud.radicara
nosotrosradicáramos
vosotrosradicarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.radicaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoradicase
radicases
vosradicases
él/ella/Ud.radicase
nosotrosradicásemos
vosotrosradicaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.radicasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya radicado
hayas radicado
voshayas radicado
él/ella/Ud.haya radicado
nosotroshayamos radicado
vosotroshayáis radicado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan radicado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera radicado
hubieras radicado
voshubieras radicado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera radicado
nosotroshubiéramos radicado
vosotroshubierais radicado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran radicado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
radica
vosradicá
él/ella/Ud.radique
nosotrosradiquemos
vosotrosradicad
ustedesradiquen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no radiques
vosno radiques
él/ella/Ud.no radique
nosotrosno radiquemos
vosotrosno radiquéis
ustedesno radiquen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy radicando
estás radicando
vosestás radicando
él/ella/Ud.está radicando
nosotrosestamos radicando
vosotrosestáis radicando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están radicando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve radicando
estuviste radicando
vosestuviste radicando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo radicando
nosotrosestuvimos radicando
vosotrosestuvisteis radicando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron radicando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba radicando
estabas radicando
vosestabas radicando
él/ella/Ud.estaba radicando
nosotrosestábamos radicando
vosotrosestabais radicando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban radicando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría radicando
estarías radicando
vosestarías radicando
él/ella/Ud.estaría radicando
nosotrosestaríamos radicando
vosotrosestaríais radicando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían radicando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré radicando
estarás radicando
vosestarás radicando
él/ella/Ud.estará radicando
nosotrosestaremos radicando
vosotrosestaréis radicando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán radicando