Implicar Examples, Sentences and Quiz in Spanish

implicar means to imply, to involve, and it is a verb you will meet in everyday Spanish again and again. Implicar means to imply or to involve, and it covers implying a change in the routine, involving the whole family in a project and a decision implying a lot of work. It is a spelling-change verb: the c becomes qu before e. This page puts implicar to work: twelve example sentences in different tenses and persons, grouped by use, then two short dialogues where the verb appears naturally, then the common mistakes to avoid, and finally a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Every Spanish form on this page comes from the verified conjugation tables for implicar, and the full tables are on the implicar conjugation page if you need to check a form.

Example sentences

Everyday uses

  1. Yo implico un cambio en la rutina. — I imply a change in the routine.
  2. Él implica a toda la familia en el proyecto. — He/she implies the whole family in the project.
  3. Ayer, yo impliqué mucho trabajo para el equipo. — Yesterday, I implied a lot of work for the team.
  4. Antes, nosotros implicábamos un riesgo para la salud. — Before, we used to imply a health risk.

In other tenses

  1. Mañana, tú implicarás un cambio en la rutina. — Tomorrow, you will imply a change in the routine.
  2. Yo implicaría a toda la familia en el proyecto. — I would imply the whole family in the project.
  3. Él ha implicado mucho trabajo para el equipo. — He/she has implied a lot of work for the team.
  4. Espero que él implique un riesgo para la salud. — I hope he/she implies a health risk.

With other people

  1. Nosotros implicamos un cambio en la rutina. — We imply a change in the routine.
  2. Vosotros implicáis a toda la familia en el proyecto. — You all imply the whole family in the project.
  3. Antes, ellos implicaban mucho trabajo para el equipo. — Before, they used to imply a lot of work for the team.
  4. Mañana, él implicará un riesgo para la salud. — Tomorrow, he/she will imply a health risk.

Implicar in context

Two short dialogues that use implicar the way people really use it. Read them aloud — the verb forms will stick much faster in a conversation than in a table.

Dialogue 1: today and yesterday

  • Ana: "Hola, ¿qué tal?" — "Hello, how are you?"
  • Luis: "Hoy implico un cambio en la rutina." — "Today I imply a change in the routine."
  • Ana: "¿Y ayer?" — "And yesterday?"
  • Luis: "Ayer, impliqué mucho trabajo para el equipo." — "Yesterday I implied a lot of work for the team."
  • Ana: "¿Y mañana, tú implicarás a toda la familia en el proyecto?" — "And tomorrow, will you will imply the whole family in the project?"
  • Luis: "Sí, claro. Y tú también." — "Yes, of course. And you too."

Dialogue 2: making plans

  • Marta: "Mañana, nosotros implicamos un riesgo para la salud." — "Tomorrow we imply a health risk."
  • Carlos: "Perfecto. Yo implicaría a toda la familia en el proyecto si tuviera más tiempo." — "Perfect. I would would imply the whole family in the project if I had more time."
  • Marta: "Espero que él implique un cambio en la rutina." — "I hope he implies a change in the routine."
  • Carlos: "Seguro que sí. Él ya ha implicado mucho trabajo para el equipo." — "Surely. He has already has implied a lot of work for the team."
  • Marta: "Vale, nos vemos mañana." — "OK, see you tomorrow."

Notice how the same verb changes with the tense: the present for the plan, the conditional for the wish, the subjunctive after espero que, and the present perfect for what has already happened. That is the whole point of learning a verb across its tenses, not just in one form.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo implica un cambio en la rutina. — Right: Yo implico un cambio en la rutina. — The person matters: implica is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is implico. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Yo implicé a toda la familia en el proyecto. — Right: Yo impliqué a toda la familia en el proyecto. — In the preterite, the correct first-person form is impliqué, not implicé. implicar is a spelling-change verb: c becomes qu before e, so the written form changes to keep the same sound. The regular-looking form is wrong.
  3. Wrong: Treating implicar and suponer as identical in every context. — Right: Implicar means to imply, to involve, while suponer means to suppose or imply, the close verb. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: implicar fits sentences such as Implico un cambio en la rutina, while suponer belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy implicado a toda la familia en el proyecto. — Right: Yo he implicado a toda la familia en el proyecto. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he implicado, has implicado, ha implicado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo impliqué mucho trabajo para el equipo todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo implicaba mucho trabajo para el equipo todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (implicaba), not the preterite. The preterite (impliqué) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on implicar: four on the forms, three on the meaning, and three on spotting the correct sentence. Check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ un cambio en la rutina. (present tense) A. implico B. implicas C. implica D. implicamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Él ___ a toda la familia en el proyecto. (preterite tense) A. impliqué B. implicaste C. implicamos D. implicó

  3. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ mucho trabajo para el equipo. (future tense) A. implicará B. implicaremos C. implicarás D. implicaré

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ un riesgo para la salud. (imperfect tense) A. implicabais B. implicábamos C. implicaba D. implicabas

  5. What does "Yo implico un cambio en la rutina." mean in English? A. I imply a change in the routine. B. I imply the whole family in the project. C. I imply a lot of work for the team. D. I imply a health risk.

  6. What does "Él implicó a toda la familia en el proyecto." mean in English? A. He/she implied a change in the routine. B. He/she implied a lot of work for the team. C. He/she implied a health risk. D. He/she implied the whole family in the project.

  7. What does "Nosotros implicaremos mucho trabajo para el equipo." mean in English? A. We will imply the whole family in the project. B. We will imply a health risk. C. We will imply a lot of work for the team. D. We will imply a change in the routine.

  8. Which sentence is correct? A. Yo implican a toda la familia en el proyecto. B. Yo implica a toda la familia en el proyecto. C. Yo implico a toda la familia en el proyecto.

  9. Which sentence is correct? A. Él impliqué mucho trabajo para el equipo. B. Él implicó mucho trabajo para el equipo. C. Él implicaron mucho trabajo para el equipo.

  10. Which sentence is correct? A. Espero que yo implique un riesgo para la salud. B. Yo implice un riesgo para la salud. C. Yo implique un riesgo para la salud.

Answer key

  1. implico — The yo present form of implicar is implico.
  2. implicó — The el preterite form of implicar is implicó.
  3. implicarás — The tu future form of implicar is implicarás.
  4. implicábamos — The nosotros imperfect form of implicar is implicábamos.
  5. I imply a change in the routine. — The Spanish sentence uses the present form implico, so the English is "I imply a change in the routine." The other options use a different object or situation.
  6. He/she implied the whole family in the project. — The Spanish sentence uses the preterite form implicó, so the English is "He/she implied the whole family in the project." The other options use a different object or situation.
  7. We will imply a lot of work for the team. — The Spanish sentence uses the future form implicaremos, so the English is "We will imply a lot of work for the team." The other options use a different object or situation.
  8. Yo implico a toda la familia en el proyecto. — The correct sentence is "Yo implico a toda la familia en el proyecto." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.
  9. Él implicó mucho trabajo para el equipo. — The correct sentence is "Él implicó mucho trabajo para el equipo." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.
  10. Espero que yo implique un riesgo para la salud. — The correct sentence is "Espero que yo implique un riesgo para la salud." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.

Frequently asked questions

What does implicar mean, and when do I use it?

Implicar means to imply, to involve. Implicar means to imply or to involve, and it covers implying a change in the routine, involving the whole family in a project and a decision implying a lot of work. It is a spelling-change verb: the c becomes qu before e. A good first sentence to remember is Yo implico un cambio en la rutina. — "I imply a change in the routine."

What is the difference between implicar and suponer?

Implicar means to imply, to involve, while suponer means to suppose or imply, the close verb. They appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use implicar when you mean to imply, to involve, as in Yo implico a toda la familia en el proyecto., and use suponer for to suppose or imply, the close verb.

How do I say "I imply" in the past?

For one finished action, use the preterite: Yo impliqué a toda la familia en el proyecto.. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: Yo implicaba mucho trabajo para el equipo.. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Yo he implicado a toda la familia en el proyecto..

How do I practise implicar?

Start with the implicar conjugation page for the full tables, then the implicar in the present tense page for the tense in focus, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure. Spelling change: c becomes qu before e, so the preterite is impliqué and the subjunctive is implique.

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