testificar Imperfect Conjugation
testificar — to testify
The imperfect of testificar is regular: testificaba, testificabas, testificaba, testificábamos, testificabais, testificaban.
testificar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a testimony that was ongoing, a witness who 'used to' testify frequently, or to set the scene in a past legal story.
Notes on testificar in the Imperfect
Testificar is a regular -ar verb in the imperfect. Remember that only 'nosotros' has a written accent (testificábamos).
Example Sentences
Mientras el hombre testificaba, el abogado tomaba notas.
While the man was testifying, the lawyer was taking notes.
él/ella/usted
Antes, yo testificaba en muchos casos similares.
Before, I used to testify in many similar cases.
yo
Nosotros testificábamos cuando se fue la luz.
We were testifying when the power went out.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: testificabamos
Correct: testificábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'testificar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: testifico
The present tense of testificar is completely regular: testifico, testificas, testifica, testificamos, testificáis, testifican.
Preterite
yo: testifiqué
The preterite of testificar includes a spelling change in the 'yo' form (testifiqué) to maintain the hard 'c' sound.
Future
yo: testificaré
The future tense of testificar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (testificaré, testificarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: testificaría
The conditional of testificar is regular: testificaría, testificarías, testificaría, testificaríamos, testificaríais, testificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: testifique
The present subjunctive of testificar uses 'qu' in all forms: testifique, testifiques, testifique, testifiquemos, testifiquéis, testifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: testificara
The imperfect subjunctive of testificar is regular: testificara, testificaras, testificara, testificáramos, testificarais, testificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: testifica
The imperative of testificar gives commands: testifica (tú), testifique (usted), testifiquemos (nosotros), testificad (vosotros), testifiquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no testifiques
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no testifiques, no testifique, no testifiquemos, no testifiquéis, no testifiquen.