ratificar Conditional Conjugation
ratificar — to ratify
The conditional of ratificar is regular: ratificaría, ratificarías, ratificaría, ratificaríamos, ratificaríais, ratificarían.
ratificar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what would be ratified under certain conditions or for polite requests for confirmation.
Notes on ratificar in the Conditional
Ratificar is fully regular in the conditional; the endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo ratificaría el acuerdo si tuviera más información.
I would ratify the agreement if I had more information.
yo
¿Ratificaría usted este documento por mí?
Would you ratify this document for me?
él/ella/usted
Ellos ratificarían la paz si fuera posible.
They would ratify the peace if it were possible.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ratificaria
Correct: ratificaría
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ratifico
Ratificar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: ratifico, ratificas, ratifica, ratificamos, ratificáis, ratifican.
Preterite
yo: ratifiqué
Ratificar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: ratifiqué, ratificaste, ratificó, ratificamos, ratificasteis, ratificaron.
Imperfect
yo: ratificaba
The imperfect of ratificar is regular: ratificaba, ratificabas, ratificaba, ratificábamos, ratificabais, ratificaban.
Future
yo: ratificaré
The future of ratificar is regular: ratificaré, ratificarás, ratificará, ratificaremos, ratificaréis, ratificarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ratifique
Ratificar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: ratifique, ratifiques, ratifique, ratifiquemos, ratifiquéis, ratifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ratificara
The imperfect subjunctive of ratificar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: ratificara, ratificaras, ratificara, ratificáramos, ratificarais, ratificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ratifica
The imperative for ratificar uses the base 'ratifica' for tú and the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ratifiques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no': no ratifiques, no ratifique, no ratifiquemos, no ratifiquéis, no ratifiquen.