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justificarConjugation

justificar means to justify.

regular with spelling change-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yojustificara
justificaras
él/ella/ustedjustificara
nosotrosjustificáramos
vosotrosjustificarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesjustificaran

The imperfect subjunctive is regular: justificara, justificaras, justificara, justificáramos, justificarais, justificaran.

Present Subjunctive

yojustifique
justifiques
él/ella/ustedjustifique
nosotrosjustifiquemos
vosotrosjustifiquéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesjustifiquen

The present subjunctive changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: justifiqué, justifiques, justifique...

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no justifiques
ustedno justifique
nosotrosno justifiquemos
vosotrosno justifiquéis
ustedesno justifiquen

The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no justifiques, no justifique...

Imperative

justifica
ustedjustifique
nosotrosjustifiquemos
vosotrosjustificad
ustedesjustifiquen

Use 'justifica' (tú) or 'justifique' (usted) to command someone to provide a reason.

Indicative

Conditional

yojustificaría
justificarías
él/ella/ustedjustificaría
nosotrosjustificaríamos
vosotrosjustificaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesjustificarían

The conditional of justificar is regular: justificaría, justificarías, justificaría, justificaríamos, justificaríais, justificarían.

Preterite

yojustifiqué
justificaste
él/ella/ustedjustificó
nosotrosjustificamos
vosotrosjustificasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesjustificaron

The preterite features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: justifiqué, but otherwise follows regular -ar patterns.

Imperfect

yojustificaba
justificabas
él/ella/ustedjustificaba
nosotrosjustificábamos
vosotrosjustificabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesjustificaban

The imperfect of justificar is fully regular: justificaba, justificabas, justificaba, justificábamos, justificabais, justificaban.

Present

yojustifico
justificas
él/ella/ustedjustifica
nosotrosjustificamos
vosotrosjustificáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesjustifican

The present tense of justificar is regular: justifico, justificas, justifica, justificamos, justificáis, justifican.

Future

yojustificaré
justificarás
él/ella/ustedjustificará
nosotrosjustificaremos
vosotrosjustificaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesjustificarán

The future of justificar is regular: justificaré, justificarás, justificará, justificaremos, justificaréis, justificarán.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does justificar mean in Spanish?

justificar means "to justify".

Is justificar a regular or irregular verb?

justificar is a regular with spelling change -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate justificar in the present tense?

The present tense of justificar is: yo justifico, tú justificas, él/ella/usted justifica, nosotros justificamos, vosotros justificáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes justifican.

How do you conjugate justificar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of justificar is: yo justifiqué, tú justificaste, él/ella/usted justificó, nosotros justificamos, vosotros justificasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes justificaron.

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