How to conjugate Identificar in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Identificar
- Identificar in the Indicative Present
- Identificar in the Indicative Preterite
- Identificar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Identificar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Identificar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Identificar in the Indicative Future
- Identificar in the Indicative Conditional
- Identificar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Identificar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Identificar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Identificar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Identificar
- Imperative tenses of Identificar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Identificar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Identificar is the Spanish verb for "to identify". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to identificar include: diagnosticar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | identificar | to identify |
Past participle | identificado | identified |
Gerund | identificando | identifying |
Indicative Tenses of Identificar
Identificar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of identificar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "identifico", meaning "I identify".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | identifico | I identify |
Tú | identificas | you identify |
Ella / Él / Usted | identifica | s/he identifies, you (formal) identify |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identificamos | we identify |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identificáis | you (plural) identify |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identifican | they identify, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of identificar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "identifiqué", meaning "I identified".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | identifiqué | I identified |
Tú | identificaste | you identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | identificó | s/he identified, you (formal) identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identificamos | we identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identificasteis | you (plural) identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identificaron | they identified, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Identificar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of identificar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "identificaba", meaning "I used to identify".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | identificaba | I used to identify |
Tú | identificabas | you used to identify |
Ella / Él / Usted | identificaba | s/he used to identify, you (formal) used to identify |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identificábamos | we used to identify |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identificabais | you (plural) used to identify |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identificaban | they used to identify, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of identificar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy identificando", meaning "I am identifying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy identificando | I am identifying |
Tú | estás identificando | you are identifying |
Ella / Él / Usted | está identificando | s/he is identifying, you (formal) are identifying |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos identificando | we are identifying |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis identificando | you (plural) are identifying |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están identificando | they are identifying, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of identificar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a identificar", meaning "I am going to identify".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a identificar | I am going to identify |
Tú | vas a identificar | you are going to identify |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a identificar | s/he is going to identify, you (formal) are going to identify |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a identificar | we are going to identify |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a identificar | you (plural) are going to identify |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a identificar | they are going to identify, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of identificar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "identificaré", meaning "I will identify".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | identificaré | I will identify |
Tú | identificarás | you will identify |
Ella / Él / Usted | identificará | s/he will identify, you (formal) will identify |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identificaremos | we will identify |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identificaréis | you (plural) will identify |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identificarán | they will identify, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of identificar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "identificaría", meaning "I would identify".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | identificaría | I would identify |
Tú | identificarías | you would identify |
Ella / Él / Usted | identificaría | s/he would identify, you (formal) would identify |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identificaríamos | we would identify |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identificaríais | you (plural) would identify |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identificarían | they would identify, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of identificar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he identificado", meaning "I have identified".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he identificado | I have identified |
Tú | has identificado | you have identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha identificado | s/he has identified, you (formal) have identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos identificado | we have identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis identificado | you (plural) have identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han identificado | they have identified, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of identificar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había identificado", meaning "I had identified".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había identificado | I had identified |
Tú | habías identificado | you had identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | había identificado | s/he had identified, you (formal) had identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos identificado | we had identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais identificado | you (plural) had identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían identificado | they had identified, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of identificar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré identificado", meaning "I will have identified".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré identificado | I will have identified |
Tú | habrás identificado | you will have identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá identificado | s/he will have identified, you (formal) will have identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos identificado | we will have identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis identificado | you (plural) will have identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán identificado | they will have identified, |
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Identificar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of identificar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría identificado", meaning "I would have identified".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría identificado | I would have identified |
Tú | habrías identificado | you would have identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría identificado | s/he would have identified, you (formal) would have identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos identificado | we would have identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais identificado | you (plural) would have identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían identificado | they would have identified, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Identificar
Identificar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "identifique", meaning "I identify".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | identifique | I identify |
Tú | identifiques | you identify |
Ella / Él / Usted | identifique | s/he identifies, you (formal) identify |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identifiquemos | we identify |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identifiquéis | you (plural) identify |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identifiquen | they identify, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Identificar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "identificara", meaning "I identified".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | identificara | I identified |
Tú | identificaras | you identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | identificara | s/he identified, you (formal) identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identificáramos | we identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identificarais | you (plural) identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identificaran | they identified, |
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Identificar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "identificare", meaning "I will identify".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | identificare | I will identify |
Tú | identificares | you will identify |
Ella / Él / Usted | identificare | s/he will identify, you (formal) will identify |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identificáremos | we will identify |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identificareis | you (plural) will identify |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identificaren | they will identify, |
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Identificar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya identificado", meaning "I have identified".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya identificado | I have identified |
Tú | hayas identificado | you have identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya identificado | s/he has identified, you (formal) have identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos identificado | we have identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis identificado | you (plural) have identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan identificado | they have identified, |
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Identificar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera identificado", meaning "I had identified".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera identificado | I had identified |
Tú | hubieras identificado | you had identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera identificado | s/he had identified, you (formal) had identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos identificado | we had identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais identificado | you (plural) had identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran identificado | they had identified, |
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Identificar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere identificado", meaning "I will have identified".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere identificado | I will have identified |
Tú | hubieres identificado | you will have identified |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere identificado | s/he will have identified, you (formal) will have identified |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos identificado | we will have identified |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis identificado | you (plural) will have identified |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren identificado | they will have identified, |
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Imperative Tenses of Identificar
Identificar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "identifique", meaning "(to you formal) identify!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | identifica | (to you) identify! |
Ella / Él / Usted | identifique | (to you formal) identify! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | identifiquemos | let's identify! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | identificad | (to you plural) identify! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | identifiquen | (to you plural formal) identify! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Identificar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no identifique", meaning "(to you formal) don't identify!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no identifiques | (to you) don't identify! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no identifique | (to you formal) don't identify! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no identifiquemos | let's not identify! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no identifiquéis | (to you plural) don't identify! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no identifiquen | (to you plural formal) don't identify! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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