purificar Present Conjugation
purificar — to purify
The present tense of purificar is completely regular: purifico, purificas, purifica, purificamos, purificáis, purifican.
purificar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
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Notes on purificar in the Present
Purificar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative. No spelling changes occur here because the endings start with 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Yo purifico mi propia agua en casa.
I purify my own water at home.
yo
Esta planta purifica el aire de la habitación.
This plant purifies the air in the room.
él/ella/usted
Ellos purifican el metal en la fábrica.
They purify the metal in the factory.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: purifiquo
Correct: purifico
Why: Learners often over-apply the 'qu' spelling change from the preterite. In the present 'yo' form, the 'o' naturally keeps the 'c' hard.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no purifiques
Negative commands for purificar always use the 'qu' spelling change: no purifiques, no purifique, no purifiquemos.