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Conjugate ubicar in Spanish

to locate, to place, to situate

ubicar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #2416 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "¿Puedes ubicar la ciudad en el mapa?" (Can you locate the city on the map?). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — ubicar (spelling-change-car-qué) does not follow standard -ar patterns. Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.

Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ubico
ubicas
él/ella/Ud. ubica
nosotros ubicamos
vosotros ubicáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ubican
Example

Yo ubico todos los días.

I locate, to place, to situate every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ubiqué *
ubicaste
él/ella/Ud. ubicó
nosotros ubicamos
vosotros ubicasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ubicaron
Example

Ayer yo ubiqué.

Yesterday I locate, to place, to situate.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ubicaba
ubicabas
él/ella/Ud. ubicaba
nosotros ubicábamos
vosotros ubicabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ubicaban
Example

Antes yo ubicaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to locate, to place, to situate often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ubicaré
ubicarás
él/ella/Ud. ubicará
nosotros ubicaremos
vosotros ubicaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ubicarán
Example

Mañana yo ubicaré.

Tomorrow I will locate, to place, to situate.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ubicaría
ubicarías
él/ella/Ud. ubicaría
nosotros ubicaríamos
vosotros ubicaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ubicarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo ubicaría.

If I could, I would locate, to place, to situate.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ubique *
ubiques *
él/ella/Ud. ubique *
nosotros ubiquemos *
vosotros ubiquéis *
ellos/ellas/Uds. ubiquen *
Example

Espero que tú ubiques.

I hope that you locate, to place, to situate.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
ubica
él/ella/Ud. ubique *
nosotros ubiquemos *
vosotros ubicad
ellos/ellas/Uds. ubiquen *
Example

¡Ubica!

Locate, to place, to situate!

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