clasificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
clasificar — to classify
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: clasificara, clasificaras, clasificara, clasificáramos, clasificarais, clasificaran.
clasificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations involving categorization or to express past requests and feelings about how things were classified.
Notes on clasificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It uses the third-person plural preterite stem (clasificaron-) and adds the -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo clasificara mejor mi tiempo, terminaría pronto.
If I classified my time better, I would finish soon.
yo
Me gustaría que clasificaras los libros por autor.
I would like you to classify the books by author.
tú
Era importante que clasificáramos los residuos.
It was important that we classified the waste.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent mark on the nosotros form 'clasificáramos'.
Correct: clasificáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: clasifico
Clasificar is completely regular in the present indicative: clasifico, clasificas, clasifica, clasificamos, clasificáis, clasifican.
Preterite
yo: clasifiqué
The preterite of clasificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'clasifiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: clasificaba
The imperfect of clasificar is regular: clasificaba, clasificabas, clasificaba, clasificábamos, clasificabais, clasificaban.
Future
yo: clasificaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive clasificar.
Conditional
yo: clasificaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive clasificar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: clasifique
The present subjunctive of clasificar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: clasifique, clasifiques, clasifique, clasifiquemos, clasifiquéis, clasifiquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: clasifica
The imperative uses 'clasifica' (tú) and 'clasificad' (vosotros), while formal commands use 'clasifique/n'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no clasifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no clasifiques, no clasifique, no clasifiquemos, no clasifiquéis, no clasifiquen.