purificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
purificar — to purify
The imperfect subjunctive of purificar is regular, based on the 'purificaron' stem: purificara, purificaras, purificara.
purificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding purification, such as 'If I purified the water...'
Notes on purificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for -ar verbs. It uses the third-person plural preterite stem (purificar-).
Example Sentences
Si purificaras el agua, podrías beberla.
If you purified the water, you could drink it.
tú
El jefe quería que purificáramos el tanque ayer.
The boss wanted us to purify the tank yesterday.
nosotros
Me gustaría que purificaran el ambiente.
I would like them to purify the environment.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: purificasemos (without accent)
Correct: purificásemos
Why: If using the -se variant, the nosotros form always requires a written accent on the vowel before the suffix.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: purifica
The imperative of purificar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal and plural commands: purifica, purifique, purifiquemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no purifiques
Negative commands for purificar always use the 'qu' spelling change: no purifiques, no purifique, no purifiquemos.