Glorificar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
glorificar means "to glorify" 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 glorificar with God in the church, the country's heroes, his family's name and the team's victory — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo glorifico a Dios en la iglesia. — "Every day, I glorify God in the church." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
glorificar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with glorificar, 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 glorifico a Dios en la iglesia. — "Every day, I glorify God in the church." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo glorifiqué a los héroes del país. — "Yesterday, I glorified the country's heroes." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo glorificaba el nombre de su familia. — "In the past, I used to glorify his family's name." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros glorificaremos la victoria del equipo. — "Tomorrow, we will glorify the team's victory." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú glorificarías a Dios en la iglesia. — "If you could, you would glorify God in the church." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he glorificado a los héroes del país. — "I have glorified the country's heroes." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él glorifica el nombre de su familia. — "Normally, he/she glorifies his family's name." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él glorificó la victoria del equipo. — "Yesterday, he/she glorified the team's victory." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros glorificábamos a Dios en la iglesia. — "In the past, we used to glorify God in the church." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo glorificaré a los héroes del país. — "Tomorrow, I will glorify the country's heroes." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él glorifique el nombre de su familia. — "I hope that he/she glorifies his family's name." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Glorifica la victoria del equipo! — "Glorify the team's victory!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using glorificar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: God in the church, the country's heroes, his family's name and the team's victory.
Dialogue 1: talking about God in the church
María: ¿Tú glorificas a Dios en la iglesia? — "Do you glorify God in the church?" Carlos: Sí, yo glorifico a Dios en la iglesia. — "I glorify God in the church." María: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Carlos: Ayer, yo glorifiqué a los héroes del país. — "Yesterday, I glorified the country's heroes." María: Mañana, nosotros glorificaremos el nombre de su familia. — "Tomorrow, we will glorify his family's name." Carlos: Si pudiera, yo glorificaría la victoria del equipo. — "If I could, I would glorify the team's victory." María: Antes, yo glorificaba a los héroes del país. — "In the past, I used to glorify the country's heroes." Carlos: Yo he glorificado a Dios en la iglesia. — "I have glorified God in the church." María: ¡Glorifica el nombre de su familia! — "Glorify his family's name!"
In this dialogue glorificar 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 his family's name
María: Él glorifica el nombre de su familia. — "he/she glorifies his family's name." Carlos: ¿De verdad? ¿Él glorifica el nombre de su familia todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she glorifies his family's name every day?" María: Sí, y ellos glorifican la victoria del equipo. — "they glorify the team's victory." Carlos: Ayer, ellos glorificaron el nombre de su familia. — "Yesterday, they glorified his family's name." María: Espero que él glorifique la victoria del equipo. — "I hope that he/she glorifies the team's victory." Carlos: Mañana, él glorificará el nombre de su familia. — "Tomorrow, he/she will glorify his family's name." María: Antes, nosotros glorificábamos la victoria del equipo. — "In the past, we used to glorify the team's victory." Carlos: Nosotros glorificamos a Dios en la iglesia también. — "we glorify God in the church too."
This dialogue shows glorificar 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 glorificar
The errors learners actually make with glorificar 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 glorifico a Dios en la iglesia.
- Right: Yo glorifico a Dios en la iglesia.
- Why: glorificar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo glorifico a Dios en la iglesia. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo glorificar a Dios en la iglesia.
- Right: Yo glorifico a Dios en la iglesia.
- Why: The infinitive glorificar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form glorifico.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo glorifico a los héroes del país.
- Right: Ayer, yo glorifiqué a los héroes del país.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo glorifiqué a los héroes del país. — "Yesterday, I glorified the country's heroes."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy glorificado el nombre de su familia.
- Right: Estoy glorificando el nombre de su familia.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund glorificando for the progressive. The participle glorificado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he glorificado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros glorifica a Dios en la iglesia.
- Right: Nosotros glorificamos a Dios en la iglesia.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes glorificamos, while glorifica belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: glorificar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on glorificar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of glorificar in the present tense?
- (a) glorifica
- (b) glorificamos
- (c) glorifico
- (d) glorificas
Answer: (c) glorifico. The yo form is glorifico.
2. What is the tú form of glorificar in the present tense?
- (a) glorificamos
- (b) glorificas
- (c) glorifico
- (d) glorifica
Answer: (b) glorificas. The tú form is glorificas.
3. What is the él/ella form of glorificar in the present tense?
- (a) glorifica
- (b) glorifico
- (c) glorificas
- (d) glorificamos
Answer: (a) glorifica. The él/ella form is glorifica.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ a Dios en la iglesia.
- (a) glorificas
- (b) glorifica
- (c) glorificamos
- (d) glorifico
Answer: (d) glorifico. The sentence needs the yo form glorifico.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ a los héroes del país.
- (a) glorificó
- (b) glorificamos
- (c) glorifiqué
- (d) glorificaste
Answer: (c) glorifiqué. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is glorifiqué.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ el nombre de su familia.
- (a) glorificabais
- (b) glorificaba
- (c) glorificabas
- (d) glorificábamos
Answer: (b) glorificaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is glorificaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ la victoria del equipo.
- (a) glorificaré
- (b) glorificarás
- (c) glorificará
- (d) glorificaremos
Answer: (a) glorificaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is glorificaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a Dios en la iglesia.
- (a) he glorificado
- (b) has glorificado
- (c) ha glorificado
- (d) hemos glorificado
Answer: (a) he glorificado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he glorificado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el nombre de su familia.
- (a) glorifiquemos
- (b) glorifiquéis
- (c) glorifique
- (d) glorifiques
Answer: (c) glorifique. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is glorifique.
10. What does glorificar mean in English?
- (a) to get rich
- (b) to get along, to understand each other
- (c) to glorify
- (d) to thicken
Answer: (c) to glorify. glorificar means "to glorify" in English.
Frequently asked questions about glorificar
What does glorificar mean?
glorificar means "to glorify" in English. Use it when you talk about God in the church, the country's heroes, his family's name and the team's victory — for example: Cada día, yo glorifico a Dios en la iglesia. — "Every day, I glorify God in the church."
Is there a reflexive form of glorificar?
No. glorificar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo glorifico a Dios en la iglesia. — "Every day, I glorify God in the church."
What is the most common mistake with glorificar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the c becomes qu before e, so the yo preterite is glorifiqué and the subjunctive forms start with qu, for example glorifique. 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 glorificar?
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.