falsificar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
falsificar — to forge
The present subjunctive of falsificar requires a spelling change to 'qu' in all forms: falsifique, falsifiques, falsifique, etc.
falsificar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, doubt, or recommendation about someone forging documents, such as 'Dudo que falsifiquen la firma'.
Notes on falsificar in the Present Subjunctive
To keep the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive, the 'c' changes to 'qu' before the 'e' endings. This is a standard orthographic change for -ar verbs ending in -car.
Example Sentences
Espero que no falsifiques mi firma.
I hope you don't forge my signature.
tú
Es probable que ellos falsifiquen el pasaporte.
It's likely that they will forge the passport.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El jefe quiere que no falsifiquemos los datos.
The boss wants us not to forge the data.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: falsifice
Correct: falsifique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. You must use 'que' to maintain the hard 'k' sound from 'falsificar'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: falsifico
The present tense is completely regular: falsifico, falsificas, falsifica, falsificamos, falsificáis, falsifican.
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.
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.