planificar Negative Imperative Conjugation
planificar — to plan
The negative imperative of planificar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no planifiques, no planifique, no planifiquemos, no planifiquéis, no planifiquen.
planificar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to plan something yet or to stop organizing a specific task.
Notes on planificar in the Negative Imperative
Because all negative commands are based on the present subjunctive, the 'c' changes to 'qu' in every person to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No planifiques nada todavía.
Don't plan anything yet.
tú
No planifiquen la reunión sin el jefe.
Don't plan the meeting without the boss.
No planifiquemos el viaje hasta tener el dinero.
Let's not plan the trip until we have the money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no planifica' for the negative tú command.
Correct: no planifiques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the present indicative forms.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: planifica
The imperative of planificar uses regular forms for 'tú' (planifica) and 'vosotros' (planificad), but changes 'c' to 'qu' for others.