testificar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
testificar — to testify
The present subjunctive of testificar uses 'qu' in all forms: testifique, testifiques, testifique, testifiquemos, testifiquéis, testifiquen.
testificar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, emotion, or a request involved (e.g., 'I want you to testify' or 'It's possible that he testifies').
Notes on testificar in the Present Subjunctive
Because this is a -car verb, the 'c' changes to 'qu' in every single form of the present subjunctive to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Espero que tú testifiques mañana.
I hope that you testify tomorrow.
tú
El juez quiere que nosotros testifiquemos.
The judge wants us to testify.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos testifiquen hoy.
I doubt that they will testify today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: testifice
Correct: testifique
Why: Using a 'c' before 'e' would change the pronunciation to a 's' or 'th' sound. You must use 'qu'.
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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.
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.