planificar Imperfect Conjugation
planificar — to plan
The imperfect of planificar is regular: planificaba, planificabas, planificaba, planificábamos, planificabais, planificaban.
planificar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe how you used to plan things in the past or to describe ongoing planning actions that were interrupted.
Notes on planificar in the Imperfect
Planificar is a regular -ar verb in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo planificaba todo en una libreta.
Before, I used to plan everything in a notebook.
yo
Nosotros planificábamos el evento cuando se fue la luz.
We were planning the event when the power went out.
nosotros
Tú planificabas tus viajes con meses de antelación.
You used to plan your trips months in advance.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'planificabamos'.
Correct: planificábamos
Why: The nosotros form of all -ar verbs in the imperfect requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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'.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: planifica
The imperative of planificar uses regular forms for 'tú' (planifica) and 'vosotros' (planificad), but changes 'c' to 'qu' for others.
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.