Electrificar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
electrificar means "to electrify" in English, and this page shows it in everyday use: real example sentences in several tenses, two short dialogues, the mistakes learners actually make, and a quiz to test yourself. You will see electrificar with the village with new lines, the country house, the railway track and the factory in the nineteen-fifties — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas. — "Every day, I electrify the village with new lines." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
electrificar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with electrificar, grouped by situation. Each one shows the verb in a different tense or person, with its English translation and a note on when to use that form.
Everyday use
- Cada día, yo electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas. — "Every day, I electrify the village with new lines." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo electrifiqué la casa de campo. — "Yesterday, I electrified the country house." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo electrificaba la vía del tren. — "In the past, I used to electrify the railway track." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros electrificaremos la fábrica en los años cincuenta. — "Tomorrow, we will electrify the factory in the nineteen-fifties." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú electrificarías el pueblo con nuevas líneas. — "If you could, you would electrify the village with new lines." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he electrificado la casa de campo. — "I have electrified the country house." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él electrifica la vía del tren. — "Normally, he/she electrifies the railway track." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él electrificó la fábrica en los años cincuenta. — "Yesterday, he/she electrified the factory in the nineteen-fifties." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros electrificábamos el pueblo con nuevas líneas. — "In the past, we used to electrify the village with new lines." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo electrificaré la casa de campo. — "Tomorrow, I will electrify the country house." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él electrifique la vía del tren. — "I hope that he/she electrifies the railway track." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Electrifica la fábrica en los años cincuenta! — "Electrify the factory in the nineteen-fifties!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using electrificar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the village with new lines, the country house, the railway track and the factory in the nineteen-fifties.
Dialogue 1: talking about the village with new lines
Sofía: ¿Tú electrificas el pueblo con nuevas líneas? — "Do you electrify the village with new lines?" Diego: Sí, yo electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas. — "I electrify the village with new lines." Sofía: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Diego: Ayer, yo electrifiqué la casa de campo. — "Yesterday, I electrified the country house." Sofía: Mañana, nosotros electrificaremos la vía del tren. — "Tomorrow, we will electrify the railway track." Diego: Si pudiera, yo electrificaría la fábrica en los años cincuenta. — "If I could, I would electrify the factory in the nineteen-fifties." Sofía: Antes, yo electrificaba la casa de campo. — "In the past, I used to electrify the country house." Diego: Yo he electrificado el pueblo con nuevas líneas. — "I have electrified the village with new lines." Sofía: ¡Electrifica la vía del tren! — "Electrify the railway track!"
In this dialogue electrificar appears in the present, the preterite, the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present perfect. That is the point: one verb, many tenses, and the complement tells you which situation you are in. Try the same dialogue with your own complements.
Dialogue 2: talking about the railway track
Sofía: Él electrifica la vía del tren. — "he/she electrifies the railway track." Diego: ¿De verdad? ¿Él electrifica la vía del tren todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she electrifies the railway track every day?" Sofía: Sí, y ellos electrifican la fábrica en los años cincuenta. — "they electrify the factory in the nineteen-fifties." Diego: Ayer, ellos electrificaron la vía del tren. — "Yesterday, they electrified the railway track." Sofía: Espero que él electrifique la fábrica en los años cincuenta. — "I hope that he/she electrifies the factory in the nineteen-fifties." Diego: Mañana, él electrificará la vía del tren. — "Tomorrow, he/she will electrify the railway track." Sofía: Antes, nosotros electrificábamos la fábrica en los años cincuenta. — "In the past, we used to electrify the factory in the nineteen-fifties." Diego: Nosotros electrificamos el pueblo con nuevas líneas también. — "we electrify the village with new lines too."
This dialogue shows electrificar in the third person and in the plural, which is where learners most often hesitate. Read it aloud with a partner, swapping the names and the complements for your own life, and the forms will start to feel automatic.
Common mistakes with electrificar
The errors learners actually make with electrificar in everyday use, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why it is wrong.
Mistake 1: Adding a reflexive pronoun that does not belong
- Wrong: Yo me electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas.
- Right: Yo electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas.
- Why: electrificar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo electrificar el pueblo con nuevas líneas.
- Right: Yo electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas.
- Why: The infinitive electrificar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form electrifico.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo electrifico la casa de campo.
- Right: Ayer, yo electrifiqué la casa de campo.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo electrifiqué la casa de campo. — "Yesterday, I electrified the country house."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy electrificado la vía del tren.
- Right: Estoy electrificando la vía del tren.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund electrificando for the progressive. The participle electrificado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he electrificado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros electrifica el pueblo con nuevas líneas.
- Right: Nosotros electrificamos el pueblo con nuevas líneas.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes electrificamos, while electrifica belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: electrificar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on electrificar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of electrificar in the present tense?
- (a) electrifico
- (b) electrificas
- (c) electrifica
- (d) electrificamos
Answer: (a) electrifico. The yo form is electrifico.
2. What is the tú form of electrificar in the present tense?
- (a) electrifico
- (b) electrifica
- (c) electrificamos
- (d) electrificas
Answer: (d) electrificas. The tú form is electrificas.
3. What is the él/ella form of electrificar in the present tense?
- (a) electrificas
- (b) electrificamos
- (c) electrifica
- (d) electrifico
Answer: (c) electrifica. The él/ella form is electrifica.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ el pueblo con nuevas líneas.
- (a) electrificamos
- (b) electrifico
- (c) electrificas
- (d) electrifica
Answer: (b) electrifico. The sentence needs the yo form electrifico.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ la casa de campo.
- (a) electrifiqué
- (b) electrificaste
- (c) electrificó
- (d) electrificamos
Answer: (a) electrifiqué. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is electrifiqué.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ la vía del tren.
- (a) electrificabas
- (b) electrificábamos
- (c) electrificabais
- (d) electrificaba
Answer: (d) electrificaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is electrificaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ la fábrica en los años cincuenta.
- (a) electrificará
- (b) electrificaremos
- (c) electrificaré
- (d) electrificarás
Answer: (c) electrificaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is electrificaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el pueblo con nuevas líneas.
- (a) ha electrificado
- (b) hemos electrificado
- (c) he electrificado
- (d) has electrificado
Answer: (c) he electrificado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he electrificado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la vía del tren.
- (a) electrifique
- (b) electrifiques
- (c) electrifiquemos
- (d) electrifiquéis
Answer: (a) electrifique. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is electrifique.
10. What does electrificar mean in English?
- (a) to electrify
- (b) to sympathise
- (c) to fade, to faint
- (d) to take pride
Answer: (a) to electrify. electrificar means "to electrify" in English.
Frequently asked questions about electrificar
What does electrificar mean?
electrificar means "to electrify" in English. Use it when you talk about the village with new lines, the country house, the railway track and the factory in the nineteen-fifties — for example: Cada día, yo electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas. — "Every day, I electrify the village with new lines."
Is there a reflexive form of electrificar?
No. electrificar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo electrifico el pueblo con nuevas líneas. — "Every day, I electrify the village with new lines."
What is the most common mistake with electrificar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the c becomes qu before e, so the yo preterite is electrifiqué and the subjunctive forms start with qu, for example electrifique. Practise the yo form and the subjunctive forms until they feel automatic, and check them against the table on the conjugation page.
How can I practise electrificar?
Take the quiz above, then make your own sentences: change the person in each example, change the complement to something from your own life, and say the sentence aloud. The verb quiz and the verb translator on this site give you more practice with the same forms.