testificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
testificar — to testify
The imperfect subjunctive of testificar is regular: testificara, testificaras, testificara, testificáramos, testificarais, testificaran.
testificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations (e.g., 'If I testified...') or after verbs of influence in the past (e.g., 'He asked me to testify').
Notes on testificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for testificar. It is based on the 3rd person plural preterite (testificaron), dropping the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si yo testificara, ganaríamos el caso.
If I testified, we would win the case.
yo
Me pidieron que testificara en el juicio.
They asked me to testify at the trial.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros testificáramos, todo sería más fácil.
If we testified, everything would be easier.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: testificarais (without context)
Correct: testificarais
Why: Learners often forget this form is used mainly in Spain (vosotros). In Latin America, use 'testificaran' (ustedes).
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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.
Imperfect
yo: testificaba
The imperfect of testificar is regular: testificaba, testificabas, testificaba, testificábamos, testificabais, testificaban.
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.
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.