verificar Present Conjugation
verificar — to check
The present tense of verificar is completely regular: verifico, verificas, verifica, verificamos, verificáis, verifican.
verificar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual actions (checking your phone every morning) or current facts (verifying a password now).
Notes on verificar in the Present
Verificar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Siempre verifico el gas antes de salir.
I always check the gas before leaving.
yo
Él verifica los datos en su computadora.
He verifies the data on his computer.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros verificamos la lista de invitados.
We check the guest list.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'verifiquo' for the yo form.
Correct: verifico
Why: Spelling changes to 'qu' only happen before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'o', the 'c' already makes the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.