verificar Preterite Conjugation
verificar — to check
Verificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (verifiqué); all other forms are regular.
verificar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of checking or verifying at a specific point in time.
Notes on verificar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'c' to 'qu' (verifiqué) to keep the hard 'k' sound. The rest of the forms (verificaste, verificó, etc.) use the standard 'c'.
Example Sentences
Verifiqué mi saldo en el cajero.
I checked my balance at the ATM.
yo
¿Verificaste si la puerta está cerrada?
Did you check if the door is closed?
tú
El técnico verificó el sistema ayer.
The technician verified the system yesterday.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'verificé' for the yo form.
Correct: verifiqué
Why: The 'qu' is necessary to maintain the hard 'k' sound of the root.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: verifico
The present tense of verificar is completely regular: verifico, verificas, verifica, verificamos, verificáis, verifican.
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.