identificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
identificar — to identify
The imperfect subjunctive of identificar is regular: identificara, identificaras, identificara...
identificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I identified the problem...').
Notes on identificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the third-person plural preterite (identificaron), so it does not have the 'qu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
Si yo identificara el origen del ruido, lo arreglaría.
If I identified the source of the noise, I would fix it.
yo
Me gustaría que ellos identificaran sus prioridades.
I would like them to identify their priorities.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si identificaras el problema, ahorraríamos dinero.
If you identified the problem, we would save money.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: identifiquara
Correct: identificara
Why: Learners often over-apply the 'qu' change. Since the vowel here is 'a' (not 'e'), the 'c' remains a 'c'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: identifico
Identificar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: identifico, identificas, identifica...
Preterite
yo: identifiqué
The preterite of identificar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: identifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: identificaba
The imperfect of identificar is regular: identificaba, identificabas, identificaba...
Future
yo: identificaré
The future of identificar is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: identificaría
The conditional of identificar is regular: identificaría, identificarías, identificaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: identifique
The present subjunctive of identificar uses 'qu' in all forms: identifique, identifiques, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: identifica
The imperative of identificar gives commands: identifica (tú), identifique (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no identifiques
The negative imperative of identificar always uses the 'qu' spelling: no identifiques, no identifique.