magnificar Present Conjugation
magnificar — to magnify
The present tense of magnificar is regular: magnifico, magnificas, magnifica, magnificamos, magnificáis, magnifican.
magnificar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or general truths, like describing what a microscope does or how someone usually exaggerates stories.
Notes on magnificar in the Present
Magnificar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Este microscopio magnifica cien veces.
This microscope magnifies one hundred times.
él/ella/usted
Tú siempre magnificas tus problemas.
You always magnify your problems.
tú
Ellos magnifican la importancia del evento.
They magnify the importance of the event.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: magnifiquo
Correct: magnifico
Why: The 'c' only changes to 'qu' before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'o', the 'c' already makes the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: magnifiqué
Magnificar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: magnifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: magnificaba
The imperfect of magnificar is regular: magnificaba, magnificabas, magnificaba, magnificábamos, magnificabais, magnificaban.
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.