ratificar Preterite Conjugation
ratificar — to ratify
Ratificar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: ratifiqué, ratificaste, ratificó, ratificamos, ratificasteis, ratificaron.
ratificar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a one-time, completed action of confirming or validating something in the past.
Notes on ratificar in the Preterite
The only irregularity is the 'c' to 'qu' change in the first person singular (yo) to maintain the hard 'c' sound.
Example Sentences
Ayer ratifiqué mi compromiso con la empresa.
Yesterday I ratified my commitment to the company.
yo
El senado ratificó la ley anoche.
The senate ratified the law last night.
él/ella/usted
Ya ratificamos los términos del contrato.
We already ratified the terms of the contract.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ratificé
Correct: ratifiqué
Why: The spelling 'cé' would change the pronunciation to a soft 's' or 'th' sound.
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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.
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.
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.