intensificar Present Conjugation
intensificar — to intensify
The present tense of intensificar is completely regular: intensifico, intensificas, intensifica, intensificamos, intensificáis, intensifican.
intensificar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or general facts about things getting stronger or more frequent.
Notes on intensificar in the Present
This verb is fully regular in the present indicative. No spelling changes are needed because the 'c' is followed by 'o' or 'a', which naturally keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
El viento se intensifica por las tardes.
The wind intensifies in the afternoons.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros intensificamos los esfuerzos cada día.
We intensify our efforts every day.
nosotros
¿Tú intensificas la limpieza los fines de semana?
Do you intensify the cleaning on weekends?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: intensifiquo
Correct: intensifico
Why: Learners sometimes over-apply the 'qu' spelling change from the preterite to the present 'yo' form where it isn't needed.
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Related Tenses
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: intensifica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' (intensifica) and spelling-change forms for others (intensifique, intensifiquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no intensifiques
The negative imperative of intensificar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no intensifiques, no intensifique, etc.