modificar Negative Imperative Conjugation
modificar — to modify
Negative commands all use the 'qu' spelling change: no modifiques, no modifique, no modifiquemos, no modifiquéis, no modifiquen.
modificar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to change something, such as 'Don't modify that file!'
Notes on modificar in the Negative Imperative
Every form in the negative imperative uses the spelling change 'c' to 'qu' because they are all pulled from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No modifiques nada todavía.
Don't modify anything yet.
tú
No modifiquen el diseño original.
Don't modify the original design.
ustedes
No modifiquéis el código sin permiso.
Don't modify the code without permission.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no modifica' for the negative tú command.
Correct: no modifiques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form used for affirmative 'tú' commands.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: modifica
Direct commands to modify: modifica (tú), modifique (usted), modificad (vosotros), modifiquen (ustedes).