magnificar Preterite Conjugation
magnificar — to magnify
Magnificar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: magnifiqué.
magnificar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific instance when something was magnified or exaggerated in the past.
Notes on magnificar in the Preterite
There is a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (c > qu) to maintain the hard 'k' sound before the 'é'.
Example Sentences
Magnifiqué la imagen para ver el texto.
I magnified the image to see the text.
yo
Él magnificó el error frente a todos.
He magnified the error in front of everyone.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros magnificamos la muestra en el laboratorio.
We magnified the sample in the lab.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: magnificé
Correct: magnifiqué
Why: In Spanish, 'cé' would be pronounced like 'say'. You need 'qué' to keep the 'kay' sound from the original verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: magnifico
The present tense of magnificar is regular: magnifico, magnificas, magnifica, magnificamos, magnificáis, magnifican.
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.