falsificar Present Conjugation
falsificar — to forge
The present tense is completely regular: falsifico, falsificas, falsifica, falsificamos, falsificáis, falsifican.
falsificar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe current habits or general truths about forgery.
Notes on falsificar in the Present
Falsificar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense. No spelling changes occur because the 'c' is followed by 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Yo nunca falsifico documentos oficiales.
I never forge official documents.
yo
Ese artista falsifica obras de Goya.
That artist forges works by Goya.
él/ella/usted
Ellos falsifican dinero en ese sótano.
They forge money in that basement.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: falsifiquo
Correct: falsifico
Why: Learners over-apply the 'qu' change from the preterite. In the present, 'co' already makes the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: falsifiqué
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'falsifiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: falsificaba
The imperfect is regular for -ar verbs: falsificaba, falsificabas, falsificaba, etc.
Future
yo: falsificaré
The future tense is regular; just add the endings to the infinitive: falsificaré, falsificarás, etc.
Conditional
yo: falsificaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive falsificar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: falsifique
The present subjunctive of falsificar requires a spelling change to 'qu' in all forms: falsifique, falsifiques, falsifique, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: falsificara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: falsificara, falsificaras, falsificara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: falsifica
The imperative uses 'falsifica' for tú and 'falsifiquen' for formal groups, with spelling changes where needed.
Negative Imperative
yo: no falsifiques
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no falsifiques, no falsifique, etc.