magnificar Imperfect Conjugation
magnificar — to magnify
The imperfect of magnificar is regular: magnificaba, magnificabas, magnificaba, magnificábamos, magnificabais, magnificaban.
magnificar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe ongoing states or habitual actions in the past, like a lens that used to magnify or a person who used to exaggerate everything.
Notes on magnificar in the Imperfect
Magnificar follows the standard -aba pattern for all -ar verbs in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Antes, él magnificaba cada pequeño detalle.
Before, he used to magnify every little detail.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros magnificábamos las células en clase.
We used to magnify cells in class.
nosotros
Las lentes magnificaban la luz del sol.
The lenses were magnifying the sunlight.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: magnificabamos
Correct: magnificábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: magnifico
The present tense of magnificar is regular: magnifico, magnificas, magnifica, magnificamos, magnificáis, magnifican.
Preterite
yo: magnifiqué
Magnificar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: magnifiqué.
Future
yo: magnificaré
The future of magnificar is regular: magnificaré, magnificarás, magnificará, magnificaremos, magnificaréis, magnificarán.
Conditional
yo: magnificaría
The conditional of magnificar is regular: magnificaría, magnificarías, magnificaría, magnificaríamos, magnificaríais, magnificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: magnifique
Magnificar undergoes a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change in all persons: magnifique, magnifiques, magnifique, magnifiquemos, magnifiquéis, magnifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: magnificara
The imperfect subjunctive of magnificar is regular: magnificara, magnificaras, magnificara, magnificáramos, magnificarais, magnificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: magnifica
The imperative uses 'magnifica' for tú and 'magnifique' for formal commands (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no magnifiques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no magnifiques, no magnifique, no magnifiquemos, no magnifiquéis, no magnifiquen.