planificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
planificar — to plan
The imperfect subjunctive of planificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: planificara, planificaras, planificara, planificáramos, planificarais, planificaran.
planificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding planning, such as 'If I planned better...' or 'They asked that we planned the budget'.
Notes on planificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is formed by taking the 'planificaron' stem and adding the -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si planificaras con tiempo, no estarías estresado.
If you planned ahead, you wouldn't be stressed.
tú
Me gustaría que planificáramos una cena.
I would like us to plan a dinner.
nosotros
El jefe sugirió que planificaran el proyecto ayer.
The boss suggested that they plan the project yesterday.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'planificaramos'.
Correct: planificáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel preceding the 'ramos' 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'.
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.
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.