purificar Negative Imperative Conjugation
purificar — to purify
Negative commands for purificar always use the 'qu' spelling change: no purifiques, no purifique, no purifiquemos.
purificar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to purify something, perhaps because it's already clean or the process might damage it.
Notes on purificar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for this verb use the present subjunctive forms, which include the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
No purifiques el agua dos veces.
Don't purify the water twice.
tú
No purifiquen el aceite todavía.
Don't purify the oil yet.
ustedes
No purifiquemos el tanque hoy.
Let's not purify the tank today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no purificas
Correct: no purifiques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the present indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: purifica
The imperative of purificar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal and plural commands: purifica, purifique, purifiquemos.