justificar Present Conjugation
justificar — to justify
The present tense of justificar is regular: justifico, justificas, justifica, justificamos, justificáis, justifican.
justificar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to explain current reasons, state general facts, or describe habitual ways someone tries to explain their behavior.
Notes on justificar in the Present
Justificar is completely regular in the present indicative. The 'c' remains because the vowel following it is 'o' or 'a', which keeps the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Yo no justifico su mala educación.
I don't justify his rudeness.
yo
Ella siempre justifica sus retrasos con el tráfico.
She always justifies her delays with the traffic.
él/ella/usted
¿Cómo justifican ustedes este gasto?
How do you all justify this expense?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'justificua' for the third person.
Correct: justifica
Why: Learners sometimes confuse -ar verbs with other patterns; justificar follows the standard -ar ending.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: justifiqué
The preterite features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: justifiqué, but otherwise follows regular -ar patterns.
Imperfect
yo: justificaba
The imperfect of justificar is fully regular: justificaba, justificabas, justificaba, justificábamos, justificabais, justificaban.
Future
yo: justificaré
The future of justificar is regular: justificaré, justificarás, justificará, justificaremos, justificaréis, justificarán.
Conditional
yo: justificaría
The conditional of justificar is regular: justificaría, justificarías, justificaría, justificaríamos, justificaríais, justificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: justifique
The present subjunctive changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: justifiqué, justifiques, justifique...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: justificara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: justificara, justificaras, justificara, justificáramos, justificarais, justificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: justifica
Use 'justifica' (tú) or 'justifique' (usted) to command someone to provide a reason.
Negative Imperative
yo: no justifiques
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no justifiques, no justifique...