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rectificarConjugation

rectificar means to correct.

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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yorectificara
rectificaras
él/ella/ustedrectificara
nosotrosrectificáramos
vosotrosrectificarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrectificaran

The imperfect subjunctive of rectificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: rectificara, rectificaras, rectificara, rectificáramos, rectificarais, rectificaran.

Present Subjunctive

yorectifique
rectifiques
él/ella/ustedrectifique
nosotrosrectifiquemos
vosotrosrectifiquéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrectifiquen

Rectificar follows the -ar subjunctive pattern but changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: rectifique, rectifiques, rectifique, rectifiquemos, rectifiquéis, rectifiquen.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no rectifiques
ustedno rectifique
nosotrosno rectifiquemos
vosotrosno rectifiquéis
ustedesno rectifiquen

The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no rectifiques, no rectifique, no rectifiquemos, no rectifiquéis, no rectifiquen.

Imperative

rectifica
ustedrectifique
nosotrosrectifiquemos
vosotrosrectificad
ustedesrectifiquen

The imperative uses 'rectifica' (tú) and 'rectifique' (usted). Use it for direct commands to fix something.

Indicative

Conditional

yorectificaría
rectificarías
él/ella/ustedrectificaría
nosotrosrectificaríamos
vosotrosrectificaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrectificarían

The conditional of rectificar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.

Preterite

yorectifiqué
rectificaste
él/ella/ustedrectificó
nosotrosrectificamos
vosotrosrectificasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrectificaron

Rectificar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'rectifiqué'.

Imperfect

yorectificaba
rectificabas
él/ella/ustedrectificaba
nosotrosrectificábamos
vosotrosrectificabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesrectificaban

The imperfect of rectificar is regular: rectificaba, rectificabas, rectificaba, rectificábamos, rectificabais, rectificaban.

Present

yorectifico
rectificas
él/ella/ustedrectifica
nosotrosrectificamos
vosotrosrectificáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrectifican

Rectificar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: rectifico, rectificas, rectifica, rectificamos, rectificáis, rectifican.

Future

yorectificaré
rectificarás
él/ella/ustedrectificará
nosotrosrectificaremos
vosotrosrectificaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrectificarán

The future tense of rectificar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does rectificar mean in Spanish?

rectificar means "to correct".

Is rectificar a regular or irregular verb?

rectificar is a regular with spelling adjustment -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate rectificar in the present tense?

The present tense of rectificar is: yo rectifico, tú rectificas, él/ella/usted rectifica, nosotros rectificamos, vosotros rectificáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rectifican.

How do you conjugate rectificar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of rectificar is: yo rectifiqué, tú rectificaste, él/ella/usted rectificó, nosotros rectificamos, vosotros rectificasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rectificaron.

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