purificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
purificar — to purify
The imperative of purificar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal and plural commands: purifica, purifique, purifiquemos.
purificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to clean or filter something, common in instructions for appliances.
Notes on purificar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (purifica), but 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' use the 'qu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
Purifica el agua antes de beberla.
Purify the water before drinking it.
tú
Purifique el aire de la sala, por favor.
Purify the room's air, please.
usted
Purifiquemos el ambiente con estas velas.
Let's purify the atmosphere with these candles.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: purifice (usted)
Correct: purifique
Why: Formal commands are derived from the present subjunctive, which requires the 'qu' spelling change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: purifico
The present tense of purificar is completely regular: purifico, purificas, purifica, purificamos, purificáis, purifican.
Preterite
yo: purifiqué
The preterite of purificar is regular except for the 'yo' form: purifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: purificaba
The imperfect of purificar is regular: purificaba, purificabas, purificaba, purificábamos, purificabais, purificaban.
Future
yo: purificaré
The future tense of purificar is regular: purificaré, purificarás, purificará, purificaremos, purificaréis, purificarán.
Conditional
yo: purificaría
The conditional of purificar is regular: purificaría, purificarías, purificaría, purificaríamos, purificaríais, purificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: purifique
The present subjunctive of purificar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: purifique, purifiques, purifique, purifiquemos, purifiquéis, purifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: purificara
The imperfect subjunctive of purificar is regular, based on the 'purificaron' stem: purificara, purificaras, purificara.
Negative Imperative
yo: no purifiques
Negative commands for purificar always use the 'qu' spelling change: no purifiques, no purifique, no purifiquemos.