ratificar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
ratificar — to ratify
Ratificar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: ratifique, ratifiques, ratifique, ratifiquemos, ratifiquéis, ratifiquen.
ratificar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when you want to express a wish, doubt, or necessity that someone else confirms or formalizes an agreement.
Notes on ratificar in the Present Subjunctive
The verb has a 'c' to 'qu' orthographic change to preserve the hard /k/ sound before the 'e' endings. It is regular in its stems otherwise.
Example Sentences
Es necesario que el congreso ratifique el tratado.
It is necessary for congress to ratify the treaty.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos ratifiquen el acuerdo hoy.
I doubt they will ratify the agreement today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Espero que ratifiquemos nuestra decisión pronto.
I hope we ratify our decision soon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ratifice
Correct: ratifique
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se' or 'the'. To keep the 'k' sound from 'ratificar', you must use 'qu'.
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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.
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.