calificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
calificar — to grade
The affirmative imperative uses califica (tú) and califique (usted), maintaining the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands.
calificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to grade or rate something, like 'Grade this paper' or 'Rate this app'.
Notes on calificar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the 'qu' spelling change because they are pulled from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Califica este artículo en la página web.
Rate this article on the website.
tú
Califique los exámenes antes del lunes, por favor.
Please grade the exams before Monday.
usted
¡Califiquemos estas fotos ahora!
Let's rate these photos now!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'califice' for the formal command.
Correct: califique
Why: Formal commands for -ar verbs ending in -car must change 'c' to 'qu' to keep the hard sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: califico
The present tense of calificar is completely regular: califico, calificas, califica, calificamos, calificáis, califican.
Preterite
yo: califiqué
The preterite of calificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'califiqué' to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: calificaba
The imperfect of calificar is regular: calificaba, calificabas, calificaba, calificábamos, calificabais, calificaban.
Future
yo: calificaré
The future tense of calificar is regular: calificaré, calificarás, calificará, calificaremos, calificaréis, calificarán.
Conditional
yo: calificaría
The conditional of calificar is regular: calificaría, calificarías, calificaría, calificaríamos, calificaríais, calificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: califique
The present subjunctive of calificar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: califique, califiques, califique, califiquemos, califiquéis, califiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: calificara
The imperfect subjunctive of calificar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: calificara, calificaras, calificara, calificáramos, calificarais, calificaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no califiques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no califiques, no califique, no califiquemos, no califiquéis, no califiquen.