Comunicarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Comunicarse in Spanish
means “to communicate,” “to get in touch,” or “to communicate with one another.” You will learn its pronominal clitics, c → qu spelling change, pronoun placement, and commands.
Comunicarse conjugation at a glance
Verb type: Irregular. is pronominal and changes c → qu before e, as in and .
Comunicarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive
The pronominal infinitive keeps se. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber. The participle remains invariant in compound forms.
| Form | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | to communicate / get in touch | |
| Gerund | communicating / getting in touch | |
| Past participle | communicated | |
| Compound infinitive | to have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Compound gerund | having communicated / gotten in touch |
Comunicarse meaning and essential uses
RAE records pronominal for people or places being in communication with one another. A central pattern is con alguien: con Marta por correo. — “I communicate with Marta by email.”
The medium used with can be expressed with phrases such as por teléfono, por correo, or por escrito.
Comunicarse irregular conjugation patterns
Most finite forms use comunic- plus the person-matched clitic. Before e, spelling changes to comuniqu-: and present subjunctive / .
Affirmative commands attach the clitic and recompute stress: , , , , . Negative commands keep the clitic before the finite subjunctive form.
Comunicarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations
Comunicarse present tense conjugation
Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I communicate / get in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you communicate / get in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she communicates / gets in touch; you communicate / get in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we communicate / get in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you communicate / get in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they communicate / get in touch; you communicate / get in touch (plural) |
- — I communicate with my clients by email.
Comunicarse preterite conjugation
Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The first-person singular is , with c → qu before e.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I communicated / got in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you communicated / got in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she communicated / got in touch; you communicated / got in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we communicated / got in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you communicated / got in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they communicated / got in touch; you communicated / got in touch (plural) |
- — Yesterday I got in touch with the hotel.
Comunicarse imperfect conjugation
Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I used to communicate / get in touch / was communicating / getting in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you used to communicate / get in touch / were communicating / getting in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she used to communicate / get in touch / was communicating / getting in touch; you used to communicate / get in touch / were communicating / getting in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we used to communicate / get in touch / were communicating / getting in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you used to communicate / get in touch / were communicating / getting in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they used to communicate / get in touch / were communicating / getting in touch; you used to communicate / get in touch / were communicating / getting in touch (plural) |
- — We used to communicate by phone.
Comunicarse present progressive
Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar. Enclisis on the gerund is also standard: estoy comunicándome.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I am communicating / getting in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you are communicating / getting in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she is communicating / getting in touch; you are communicating / getting in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we are communicating / getting in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you are communicating / getting in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they are communicating / getting in touch; you are communicating / getting in touch (plural) |
- — I am communicating with support.
Comunicarse near future conjugation
Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table places the clitic before ir. Enclisis on the infinitive is also standard: voy a comunicarme.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I am going to communicate / get in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you are going to communicate / get in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she is going to communicate / get in touch; you are going to communicate / get in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we are going to communicate / get in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you are going to communicate / get in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they are going to communicate / get in touch; you are going to communicate / get in touch (plural) |
- — I am going to get in touch with Ana tomorrow.
Comunicarse future tense conjugation
Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I will communicate / get in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you will communicate / get in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she will communicate / get in touch; you will communicate / get in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we will communicate / get in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you will communicate / get in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they will communicate / get in touch; you will communicate / get in touch (plural) |
- — We will get in touch when we have news.
Comunicarse conditional conjugation
Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I would communicate / get in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you would communicate / get in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she would communicate / get in touch; you would communicate / get in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we would communicate / get in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you would communicate / get in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they would communicate / get in touch; you would communicate / get in touch (plural) |
- — I would communicate in writing to leave a record.
Comunicarse present perfect conjugation
Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she has communicated / gotten in touch; you have communicated / gotten in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they have communicated / gotten in touch; you have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) |
- — I have gotten in touch with the person in charge.
Comunicarse past perfect conjugation
Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I had communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you had communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she had communicated / gotten in touch; you had communicated / gotten in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we had communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you had communicated / gotten in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they had communicated / gotten in touch; you had communicated / gotten in touch (plural) |
- — We had already communicated before.
Comunicarse future perfect conjugation
Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I will have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you will have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she will have communicated / gotten in touch; you will have communicated / gotten in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we will have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you will have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they will have communicated / gotten in touch; you will have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) |
- — By then all the teams will have communicated.
Comunicarse conditional perfect conjugation
Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I would have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you would have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she would have communicated / gotten in touch; you would have communicated / gotten in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we would have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you would have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they would have communicated / gotten in touch; you would have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) |
- — I would have gotten in touch earlier with more information.
Comunicarse subjunctive conjugations
Comunicarse present subjunctive conjugation
Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Present subjunctive uses comuniqu-, with the person-matched clitic before the finite verb.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | that I communicate / get in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | that you communicate / get in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | that he / she communicate / get in touch; that you communicate / get in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | that we communicate / get in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | that you communicate / get in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | that they communicate / get in touch; that you communicate / get in touch (plural) |
- — I want you to get in touch with reception.
Comunicarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation
Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | that I communicated / got in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | that you communicated / got in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | that he / she communicated / got in touch; that you communicated / got in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | that we communicated / got in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | that you communicated / got in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | that they communicated / got in touch; that you communicated / got in touch (plural) |
- — They preferred that we communicate by email.
- — It was better for you to communicate directly with the person in charge.
Comunicarse future subjunctive conjugation
Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | if / when I should communicate / get in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | if / when you should communicate / get in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | if / when he / she should communicate / get in touch; if / when you should communicate / get in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | if / when we should communicate / get in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | if / when you should communicate / get in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | if / when they should communicate / get in touch; if / when you should communicate / get in touch (plural) |
- — Whoever should contact the service must provide their reference number.
Comunicarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation
Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | that I have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | that you have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | that he / she has communicated / gotten in touch; that you have communicated / gotten in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | that we have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | that you have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | that they have communicated / gotten in touch; that you have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) |
- — I am glad that you got in touch with us.
Comunicarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation
Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | that I had communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | that you had communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | that he / she had communicated / gotten in touch; that you had communicated / gotten in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | that we had communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | that you had communicated / gotten in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | that they had communicated / gotten in touch; that you had communicated / gotten in touch (plural) |
- — If I had gotten in touch earlier, we would have resolved the problem.
- — If you had contacted support, they would have helped you.
Comunicarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation
Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | if / when I should have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | if / when you should have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | if / when he / she should have communicated / gotten in touch; if / when you should have communicated / gotten in touch (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | if / when we should have communicated / gotten in touch | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | if / when you should have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | if / when they should have communicated / gotten in touch; if / when you should have communicated / gotten in touch (plural) |
- — If additional incidents should have been communicated, they must be recorded.
Comunicarse imperative and commands
Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.
Comunicarse affirmative commands
In affirmative pronominal commands, attach the clitic and recompute accentuation. The nosotros/nosotras form loses final -s before nos, and the usual vosotros/vosotras form loses -d before os.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Tú — you, singular informal | communicate | |
| Usted — you, singular formal | communicate (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s… | let’s communicate | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | communicate (plural, mainly Spain) | |
| Ustedes — you, plural | communicate (plural) |
- — Get in touch with reception when you arrive.
Comunicarse negative commands
Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the person-matched clitic and the verb.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Tú — you, singular informal | do not communicate | |
| Usted — you, singular formal | do not communicate (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s… | let’s not communicate | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | do not communicate (plural, mainly Spain) | |
| Ustedes — you, plural | do not communicate (plural) |
- — Do not communicate through that channel.
Common constructions with Comunicarse
These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.
- con + person / organization. — to communicate / get in touch with someone or an organization.
- por + medium. — to communicate by phone, email, writing, etc.
- entre sí. — to communicate with one another.
Example sentences with Comunicarse
These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.
- — I am going to contact the hotel.
- — We are communicating by email.
- — Have you contacted support?
- — I hope you get in touch with us soon.
- — They communicated with one another during the meeting.
- — Contact reception if you need help.
Regional and usage notes for Comunicarse
The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.
- — You communicate with the team by email. (voseo)
- — Contact reception when you arrive. (affirmative vos command)
combines pronominal syntax with the spelling rule c → qu before e. Pay special attention to , present subjunctive comuniqu-, and attached-clitic commands.