rectificar Negative Imperative Conjugation
rectificar — to correct
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no rectifiques, no rectifique, no rectifiquemos, no rectifiquéis, no rectifiquen.
rectificar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to correct something (e.g., 'Don't correct me!').
Notes on rectificar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change (e.g., rectifiques) because the endings start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
No rectifiques nada todavía.
Don't correct anything yet.
tú
No rectifique usted ese dato, es correcto.
Don't correct that data; it's correct.
usted
No rectifiquéis el texto sin permiso.
Don't (you all) correct the text without permission.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no rectifices
Correct: no rectifiques
Why: You must use 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound from the infinitive.
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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.
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.