planificar Preterite Conjugation
planificar — to plan
The preterite of planificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'planifiqué'.
planificar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed planning actions that happened at a specific point in time, like 'I planned the wedding last year'.
Notes on planificar in the Preterite
There is a spelling change in the 'yo' form (c -> qu) to preserve the hard 'k' sound. All other forms (planificaste, planificó, etc.) are regular.
Example Sentences
Planifiqué toda la mudanza yo solo.
I planned the whole move by myself.
yo
¿Planificaste la ruta antes de salir?
Did you plan the route before leaving?
tú
Nosotros planificamos el evento el mes pasado.
We planned the event last month.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'planificé' for the yo form.
Correct: planifiqué
Why: The letter 'c' followed by 'e' sounds like 's'. To keep the 'k' sound from the root, you must use 'qu'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: planifico
The present tense of planificar is entirely regular: planifico, planificas, planifica, planificamos, planificáis, planifican.
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.
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.