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modificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation

modificar — to modify

B1regular with spelling change -ar★★★★
Quick answer:

Direct commands to modify: modifica (tú), modifique (usted), modificad (vosotros), modifiquen (ustedes).

modificar Affirmative Imperative Forms

túmodifica
ustedmodifique
nosotrosmodifiquemos
vosotrosmodificad
ustedesmodifiquen

When to Use the Affirmative Imperative

Use this to give orders or instructions to change something, like 'Modify the settings now!'

Notes on modificar in the Affirmative Imperative

The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form use the spelling change 'qu' (modifique, modifiquen, modifiquemos). The 'tú' form is 'modifica'.

Example Sentences

  • Modifica el documento antes de enviarlo.

    Modify the document before sending it.

    tú

  • Modifique su contraseña por seguridad.

    Modify (change) your password for security.

    usted

  • Modifiquemos el plan de acción.

    Let's modify the action plan.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'modifice' for the formal command.

    Correct: modifique

    Why: Like the present subjunctive, formal commands for 'modificar' require the 'qu' spelling change.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: modifico

Modificar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: modifico, modificas, modifica, modificamos, modificáis, modifican.

Preterite

yo: modifiqué

Modificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'qu': modifiqué.

Imperfect

yo: modificaba

The imperfect of modificar is regular: modificaba, modificabas, modificaba, modificábamos, modificabais, modificaban.

Future

yo: modificaré

The future of modificar is regular: take the infinitive and add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.

Conditional

yo: modificaría

The conditional of modificar is regular: modificaría, modificarías, modificaría, modificaríamos, modificaríais, modificarían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: modifique

Modificar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: modifique, modifiques, modifique, modifiquemos, modifiquéis, modifiquen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: modificara

The imperfect subjunctive of modificar follows the regular -ra pattern: modificara, modificaras, modificara, modificáramos, modificarais, modificaran.

Negative Imperative

yo: no modifiques

Negative commands all use the 'qu' spelling change: no modifiques, no modifique, no modifiquemos, no modifiquéis, no modifiquen.