verificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
verificar — to check
The imperfect subjunctive of verificar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: verificara, verificaras, verificara, verificáramos, verificarais, verificaran.
verificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense doubts or hypothetical 'if' scenarios, like checking a fact that might change a situation.
Notes on verificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on its preterite stem 'verificar-'. It does not use the 'qu' spelling change found in the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Si yo verificara la cuenta, sabría la verdad.
If I checked the account, I would know the truth.
yo
Me pidió que verificáramos los frenos.
He asked us to check the brakes.
nosotros
No creía que verificaran la identidad.
I didn't think they would verify the identity.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'verificáramos'.
Correct: verificáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the suffix.
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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.
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.