ratificar Negative Imperative Conjugation
ratificar — to ratify
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no': no ratifiques, no ratifique, no ratifiquemos, no ratifiquéis, no ratifiquen.
ratificar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to formalize or confirm something yet.
Notes on ratificar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change to keep the hard /k/ sound.
Example Sentences
No ratifiques el acuerdo todavía.
Don't ratify the agreement yet.
tú
No ratifiquen la ley sin leerla.
Don't ratify the law without reading it.
No ratifiquemos nada hasta mañana.
Let's not ratify anything until tomorrow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no ratifica
Correct: no ratifiques
Why: The negative imperative must use the subjunctive form, not the present indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ratifica
The imperative for ratificar uses the base 'ratifica' for tú and the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands.