especificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
especificar — to specify
The imperfect subjunctive of especificar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: especificara, especificaras, especificara, especificáramos, especificarais, especificaran.
especificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past requests or hypothetical 'if' situations where someone should have specified something but didn't.
Notes on especificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the regular -ar pattern for this tense, but remember it builds off the 'especificaron' stem from the preterite.
Example Sentences
Si especificaras el problema, podría ayudarte.
If you specified the problem, I could help you.
tú
Me pidió que especificara mi dirección.
He asked me to specify my address.
yo
Ojalá especificaran mejor las reglas.
I wish they would specify the rules better.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: especificarais (without the 'i')
Correct: especificarais
Why: Learners often forget the 'i' in the vosotros ending -arais.
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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.
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.