intensificar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
intensificar — to intensify
The present subjunctive of intensificar requires a c-to-qu spelling change: intensifique, intensifiques, intensifique, intensifiquemos, intensifiquéis, intensifiquen.
intensificar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, doubt, or necessity that someone else increases the intensity of an action or feeling, such as wanting a team to step up their efforts.
Notes on intensificar in the Present Subjunctive
This verb has a spelling change (c to qu) in all persons to keep the hard 'k' sound before the 'e' endings. It is not an irregular verb in terms of stems, just orthography.
Example Sentences
Espero que intensifiquen la seguridad en el evento.
I hope they intensify security at the event.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es necesario que yo intensifique mi rutina de ejercicio.
It is necessary that I intensify my exercise routine.
yo
Dudo que el gobierno intensifique las medidas ahora.
I doubt the government will intensify the measures now.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: intensifice
Correct: intensifique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 's' or 'th'. To keep the hard 'k' sound from the infinitive, you must change 'c' to 'qu'.
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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.
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.