verificar Imperfect Conjugation
verificar — to check
The imperfect of verificar is regular: verificaba, verificabas, verificaba, verificábamos, verificabais, verificaban.
verificar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past actions (I was checking) or repeated past habits (I used to check).
Notes on verificar in the Imperfect
Verificar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo verificaba las luces cada noche.
I used to check the lights every night.
yo
Mientras tú verificabas el mapa, yo conducía.
While you were checking the map, I was driving.
tú
Verificábamos la presión cada hora.
We were checking the pressure every hour.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'verificábamos'.
Correct: verificábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect need an accent on the 'á' in the nosotros form.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: verifica
The imperative of verificar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands and 'nosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no verifiques
The negative imperative of verificar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no verifiques, no verifique, etc.