ratificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ratificar — to ratify
The imperative for ratificar uses the base 'ratifica' for tú and the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands.
ratificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give a direct order or instruction to formalize or confirm a decision.
Notes on ratificar in the Affirmative Imperative
Spelling changes to 'qu' occur in the usted, ustedes, and nosotros forms (ratifique, ratifiquen, ratifiquemos).
Example Sentences
Ratifica el contrato ahora mismo.
Ratify the contract right now.
tú
Ratifique el documento, por favor.
Ratify the document, please.
Ratifiquemos nuestra alianza hoy.
Let's ratify our alliance today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ratificad el papel
Correct: ratificad el papel
Why: Learners often forget that the 'vosotros' imperative is formed by replacing the 'r' of the infinitive with a 'd'.
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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.
Conditional
yo: ratificaría
The conditional of ratificar is regular: ratificaría, ratificarías, ratificaría, ratificaríamos, ratificaríais, ratificarían.
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.
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.