codificar Present Conjugation
codificar — to code
The present tense of codificar is completely regular: codifico, codificas, codifica, codificamos, codificáis, codifican.
codificar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits (I code in Python) or general truths about how someone processes information.
Notes on codificar in the Present
Codificar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo codifico aplicaciones para móviles.
I code mobile applications.
yo
¿Tú codificas en Java o en C++?
Do you code in Java or C++?
tú
Ellos codifican los archivos para protegerlos.
They code the files to protect them.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: codificamos (meaning past)
Correct: codificamos
Why: The nosotros form is the same for present and preterite; use context clues like 'ahora' to be clear.
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Related Tenses
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: codificara
The imperfect subjunctive of codificar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: codificara, codificaras, codificara, codificáramos, codificarais, codificaran.
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.