codificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
codificar — to code
The imperfect subjunctive of codificar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: codificara, codificaras, codificara, codificáramos, codificarais, codificaran.
codificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (if I coded...) or when a past emotion or request influenced the action of coding.
Notes on codificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for codificar. Remember to add an accent to the 'a' in the nosotros form (codificáramos).
Example Sentences
Si yo codificara mejor, tendría un mejor trabajo.
If I coded better, I would have a better job.
yo
Me pidieron que codificara el mensaje en secreto.
They asked me to code the message in secret.
él/ella/usted
Si codificáramos la web ahora, terminaríamos pronto.
If we coded the web now, we would finish soon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: codificarais without the 'i'
Correct: codificarais
Why: Learners often forget the 'i' in the vosotros ending -arais.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: codifico
The present tense of codificar is completely regular: codifico, codificas, codifica, codificamos, codificáis, codifican.
Preterite
yo: codifiqué
The preterite of codificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: codifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: codificaba
The imperfect of codificar is regular: codificaba, codificabas, codificaba, codificábamos, codificabais, codificaban.
Future
yo: codificaré
The future of codificar is regular: codificaré, codificarás, codificará, codificaremos, codificaréis, codificarán.
Conditional
yo: codificaría
The conditional of codificar is regular: codificaría, codificarías, codificaría, codificaríamos, codificaríais, codificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: codifique
The present subjunctive of codificar requires a spelling change to 'qu' in all forms: codifique, codifiques, codifique, codifiquemos, codifiquéis, codifiquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: codifica
The imperative of codificar uses standard -ar endings with a spelling change in most forms: codifica, codifique, codifiquemos, codificad, codifiquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no codifiques
The negative imperative of codificar uses the present subjunctive forms: no codifiques, no codifique, no codifiquemos, no codifiquéis, no codifiquen.