rectificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
rectificar — to correct
The imperfect subjunctive of rectificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: rectificara, rectificaras, rectificara, rectificáramos, rectificarais, rectificaran.
rectificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' scenarios (e.g., 'If I corrected it...') or when a past request or doubt triggered the subjunctive.
Notes on rectificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Rectificar is regular in this tense. There are no spelling changes here because the endings start with 'a', so the 'c' naturally keeps its hard sound.
Example Sentences
Si rectificaras tus palabras, estaríamos mejor.
If you corrected your words, we would be better.
tú
Me pidió que rectificara el informe.
He asked me to correct the report.
yo
Ojalá rectificáramos el rumbo a tiempo.
I wish we would correct our course in time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: rectificáramos without the accent.
Correct: rectificáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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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.
Future
yo: rectificaré
The future tense of rectificar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
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.
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.