intensificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
intensificar — to intensify
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' (intensifica) and spelling-change forms for others (intensifique, intensifiquen).
intensificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to increase the level or strength of an activity.
Notes on intensificar in the Affirmative Imperative
The forms for 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' use the spelling change 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
¡Intensifica tus esfuerzos para ganar!
Intensify your efforts to win!
tú
Intensifique la vigilancia, por favor.
Intensify the surveillance, please.
usted
Intensifiquemos el trabajo esta tarde.
Let's intensify the work this afternoon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: intensifice (usted)
Correct: intensifique
Why: As with the subjunctive, the 'qu' is needed before 'e' to maintain the correct pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intensifico
The present tense of intensificar is completely regular: intensifico, intensificas, intensifica, intensificamos, intensificáis, intensifican.
Preterite
yo: intensifiqué
The preterite of intensificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: intensifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: intensificaba
The imperfect of intensificar is regular: intensificaba, intensificabas, intensificaba, intensificábamos, intensificabais, intensificaban.
Future
yo: intensificaré
The future tense of intensificar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (intensificar + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án).
Conditional
yo: intensificaría
The conditional of intensificar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: intensifique
The present subjunctive of intensificar requires a c-to-qu spelling change: intensifique, intensifiques, intensifique, intensifiquemos, intensifiquéis, intensifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: intensificara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: intensificara, intensificaras, intensificara, intensificáramos, intensificarais, intensificaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no intensifiques
The negative imperative of intensificar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no intensifiques, no intensifique, etc.