What does publicar mean?
publicar means to publish in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to release.
Spanish verb guide
Publicar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn publicar, meaning to publish, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: publicandoparticiple: publicado
Principal forms of publicar
- Infinitive
- publicar
- Gerund
- publicando
- Past participle
- publicado
Publicar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | publico | publiqué | publicaba | publicaré |
| tú | publicas | publicaste | publicabas | publicarás |
| él / ella / usted | publica | publicó | publicaba | publicará |
| nosotros/as | publicamos | publicamos | publicábamos | publicaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | publican | publicaron | publicaban | publicarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with publicar
El libro se publicó en 1689.The book was published in 1689.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Cuándo se publicará tu libro?When will your book be published?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Por qué no publicas tus poemas?Why don't you publish your poems?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate publicar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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