sacrificar Present Conjugation
sacrificar — to sacrifice
The present tense of sacrificar is completely regular: sacrifico, sacrificas, sacrifica...
sacrificar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or general truths, like saying 'I sacrifice sleep to study' as a general rule of your life.
Notes on sacrificar in the Present
Sacrificar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense. No spelling changes occur here because the endings start with 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Sacrifico mucho tiempo en el gimnasio.
I sacrifice a lot of time at the gym.
yo
¿Sacrificas tu salud por el trabajo?
Do you sacrifice your health for work?
tú
Ellos siempre sacrifican la calidad por el precio.
They always sacrifice quality for price.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sacrifiquo
Correct: sacrifico
Why: Learners over-apply the 'qu' spelling change. The change is only needed before 'e' or 'i', not before 'o'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: sacrifiqué
Sacrificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: sacrifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: sacrificaba
The imperfect of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaba, sacrificabas, sacrificaba...
Future
yo: sacrificaré
The future tense of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaré, sacrificarás, sacrificará...
Conditional
yo: sacrificaría
The conditional of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaría, sacrificarías, sacrificaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: sacrifique
The present subjunctive of sacrificar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: sacrifique, sacrifiques, sacrifique, sacrifiquemos, sacrifiquéis, sacrifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sacrificara
The imperfect subjunctive of sacrificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: sacrificara, sacrificaras, sacrificara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sacrifica
The imperative uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: sacrifica, sacrifique, sacrifiquemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sacrifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no sacrifiques, no sacrifique...