especificar Imperfect Conjugation
especificar — to specify
The imperfect of especificar is regular: especificaba, especificabas, especificaba, especificábamos, especificabais, especificaban.
especificar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for past descriptions or habits—for example, if a document used to specify something before it was edited.
Notes on especificar in the Imperfect
This verb is fully regular in the imperfect. No spelling changes are required.
Example Sentences
Antes, el reglamento no especificaba esta regla.
Before, the regulations didn't specify this rule.
él/ella/usted
Siempre especificábamos los gastos en una hoja.
We always used to specify the expenses on a sheet.
nosotros
Tú no especificabas los detalles en tus cartas.
You didn't specify the details in your letters.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: especificabamos
Correct: especificábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: especifica
The imperative of especificar uses the spelling change 'qu' for all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros'.
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.