planificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
planificar — to plan
The imperative of planificar uses regular forms for 'tú' (planifica) and 'vosotros' (planificad), but changes 'c' to 'qu' for others.
planificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions to someone to start organizing or planning something.
Notes on planificar in the Affirmative Imperative
Formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the subjunctive 'qu' spelling change: planifique, planifiquen, planifiquemos.
Example Sentences
Planifica tu semana hoy mismo.
Plan your week right now.
tú
Planifique usted los detalles del contrato.
Plan the details of the contract (formal).
Planificad bien el trabajo en equipo.
Plan the teamwork well (informal plural).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'planificá' for the tú command.
Correct: planifica
Why: The affirmative tú command for -ar verbs matches the third-person singular of the present tense (unless you are using Voseo).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: planifico
The present tense of planificar is entirely regular: planifico, planificas, planifica, planificamos, planificáis, planifican.
Preterite
yo: planifiqué
The preterite of planificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'planifiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: planificaba
The imperfect of planificar is regular: planificaba, planificabas, planificaba, planificábamos, planificabais, planificaban.
Future
yo: planificaré
The future tense is regular; just add the endings to the infinitive: planificaré, planificarás, planificará, planificaremos, planificaréis, planificarán.
Conditional
yo: planificaría
The conditional of planificar is regular: planificaría, planificarías, planificaría, planificaríamos, planificaríais, planificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: planifique
The present subjunctive of planificar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: planifique, planifiques, planifique, planifiquemos, planifiquéis, planifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: planificara
The imperfect subjunctive of planificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: planificara, planificaras, planificara, planificáramos, planificarais, planificaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no planifiques
The negative imperative of planificar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no planifiques, no planifique, no planifiquemos, no planifiquéis, no planifiquen.