ratificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
ratificar — to ratify
The imperfect subjunctive of ratificar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: ratificara, ratificaras, ratificara, ratificáramos, ratificarais, ratificaran.
ratificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding the formal approval of a document or statement.
Notes on ratificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the preterite stem. Note the accent on the nosotros form: ratificáramos.
Example Sentences
Si el jefe ratificara el contrato, estaríamos felices.
If the boss were to ratify the contract, we would be happy.
él/ella/usted
Me pidieron que ratificara mi declaración.
They asked me to ratify my statement.
yo
Si ratificáramos el plan, el proyecto avanzaría.
If we ratified the plan, the project would move forward.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ratificasemos
Correct: ratificáramos (or ratificásemos)
Why: While both are valid, learners often forget the accent mark on the 'a' or 'e' in the nosotros form.
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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.
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.