verificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
verificar — to check
The imperative of verificar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands and 'nosotros'.
verificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give orders or instructions to check something, like 'Verify your password'.
Notes on verificar in the Affirmative Imperative
The informal 'tú' (verifica) and 'vosotros' (verificad) use 'c', while formal 'usted/ustedes' and 'nosotros' use 'qu'.
Example Sentences
Verifica tu nombre en la lista.
Check your name on the list.
tú
Verifique su conexión a internet.
Verify your internet connection.
usted
Verifiquemos los resultados finales.
Let's verify the final results.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'verifice' for the formal command.
Correct: verifique
Why: The formal imperative is taken from the present subjunctive, which requires the 'qu' spelling change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: verifico
The present tense of verificar is completely regular: verifico, verificas, verifica, verificamos, verificáis, verifican.
Preterite
yo: verifiqué
Verificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (verifiqué); all other forms are regular.
Imperfect
yo: verificaba
The imperfect of verificar is regular: verificaba, verificabas, verificaba, verificábamos, verificabais, verificaban.
Future
yo: verificaré
The future tense of verificar is regular: añadiré, añadirás... wait, no: verificaré, verificarás, verificará, verificaremos, verificaréis, verificarán.
Conditional
yo: verificaría
The conditional of verificar is regular: verificaría, verificarías, verificaría, verificaríamos, verificaríais, verificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: verifique
The present subjunctive of verificar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: verifique, verifiques, verifique, verifiquemos, verifiquéis, verifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: verificara
The imperfect subjunctive of verificar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: verificara, verificaras, verificara, verificáramos, verificarais, verificaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no verifiques
The negative imperative of verificar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no verifiques, no verifique, etc.