justificar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
justificar — to justify
The present subjunctive changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: justifiqué, justifiques, justifique...
justificar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, desire, or impersonal phrases like 'es importante que'.
Notes on justificar in the Present Subjunctive
Every single form uses 'qu' instead of 'c' to maintain the hard 'k' sound before the 'e' endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que justifiques tus gastos pronto.
I hope you justify your expenses soon.
tú
No creo que él justifique su ausencia.
I don't think he will justify his absence.
él/ella/usted
Es necesario que justifiquemos esta inversión.
It is necessary that we justify this investment.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'justifice'.
Correct: justifique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se'. You need 'que' to keep the 'k' sound from the original verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: justifico
The present tense of justificar is regular: justifico, justificas, justifica, justificamos, justificáis, justifican.
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.
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...