modificar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
modificar — to modify
Modificar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: modifique, modifiques, modifique, modifiquemos, modifiquéis, modifiquen.
modificar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense to express desires, doubts, or suggestions about changing something, such as asking someone to modify a document or doubting that a plan will be altered.
Notes on modificar in the Present Subjunctive
This verb has a spelling change (orthographic change). To keep the 'k' sound before an 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu'. This happens in all persons of the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que modifiquen el contrato pronto.
I hope they modify the contract soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es necesario que yo modifique mi perfil.
It is necessary that I modify my profile.
yo
No creo que él modifique su opinión.
I don't think he will modify his opinion.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'modifice' instead of 'modifique'.
Correct: modifique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. To keep the hard 'k' sound from the infinitive 'modificar', you must use 'qu'.
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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.
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no modifiques
Negative commands all use the 'qu' spelling change: no modifiques, no modifique, no modifiquemos, no modifiquéis, no modifiquen.