rectificar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
rectificar — to correct
Rectificar follows the -ar subjunctive pattern but changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: rectifique, rectifiques, rectifique, rectifiquemos, rectifiquéis, rectifiquen.
rectificar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone else to correct something, or when expressing doubt or a desire for a correction to happen (e.g., 'I want you to correct the error').
Notes on rectificar in the Present Subjunctive
This verb is a 'c' to 'qu' spelling changer. The letter 'c' becomes 'qu' before an 'e' to keep the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Espero que el jefe rectifique su decisión.
I hope the boss corrects his decision.
él/ella/usted
Es necesario que rectifiquemos los datos ahora.
It is necessary that we rectify the data now.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos rectifiquen el error tan pronto.
I doubt that they will correct the error so soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: rectifice
Correct: rectifique
Why: Using a 'c' before 'e' would change the sound to an 's/z' sound. You must use 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
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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.
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.