rectificar Future Conjugation
rectificar — to correct
The future tense of rectificar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
rectificar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that a correction will happen later or to express probability about a correction.
Notes on rectificar in the Future
Rectificar is fully regular in the future. The stem is the entire infinitive 'rectificar'.
Example Sentences
Rectificaré el contrato mañana por la mañana.
I will correct the contract tomorrow morning.
yo
El técnico rectificará el fallo pronto.
The technician will rectify the fault soon.
él/ella/usted
Si nos equivocamos, rectificaremos.
If we make a mistake, we will rectify it.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: rectificares
Correct: rectificarás
Why: Don't forget the accent mark on the final syllable for the 'tú' form; otherwise, it looks like the rare future subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rectifico
Rectificar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: rectifico, rectificas, rectifica, rectificamos, rectificáis, rectifican.
Preterite
yo: rectifiqué
Rectificar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'rectifiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: rectificaba
The imperfect of rectificar is regular: rectificaba, rectificabas, rectificaba, rectificábamos, rectificabais, rectificaban.
Conditional
yo: rectificaría
The conditional of rectificar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rectifique
Rectificar follows the -ar subjunctive pattern but changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: rectifique, rectifiques, rectifique, rectifiquemos, rectifiquéis, rectifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rectificara
The imperfect subjunctive of rectificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: rectificara, rectificaras, rectificara, rectificáramos, rectificarais, rectificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rectifica
The imperative uses 'rectifica' (tú) and 'rectifique' (usted). Use it for direct commands to fix something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rectifiques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no rectifiques, no rectifique, no rectifiquemos, no rectifiquéis, no rectifiquen.