especificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
especificar — to specify
The imperative of especificar uses the spelling change 'qu' for all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros'.
especificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions to clarify something.
Notes on especificar in the Affirmative Imperative
Note the 'qu' change in the formal (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' forms to keep the pronunciation consistent.
Example Sentences
Especifica tu respuesta, por favor.
Specify your answer, please.
tú
Especifique el motivo de su visita.
Specify the reason for your visit.
usted
Especifiquemos los objetivos ahora.
Let's specify the objectives now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: especifice (usted)
Correct: especifique
Why: Formal commands for -ar verbs use 'e' endings, which triggers the c -> qu spelling change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: especifico
The present tense of especificar is completely regular: especifico, especificas, especifica, especificamos, especificáis, especifican.
Preterite
yo: especifiqué
The preterite of especificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: especifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: especificaba
The imperfect of especificar is regular: especificaba, especificabas, especificaba, especificábamos, especificabais, especificaban.
Future
yo: especificaré
The future of especificar is regular: añadiré, añadirás, añadirá... wait, it's especificaré, especificarás, especificará.
Conditional
yo: especificaría
The conditional of especificar is regular: especificaría, especificarías, especificaría, especificaríamos, especificaríais, especificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: especifique
The present subjunctive of especificar uses a 'qu' spelling change: especifique, especifiques, especifique, especifiquemos, especifiquéis, especifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: especificara
The imperfect subjunctive of especificar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: especificara, especificaras, especificara, especificáramos, especificarais, especificaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no especifiques
The negative imperative of especificar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no especifiques, no especifique, no especifiquemos, no especifiquéis, no especifiquen.