Notificar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of notificar — "to notify" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for notificar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Notificar means to notify, and it is used for notifying a customer by email, notifying neighbours about building work and notifying employees of a decision. It is a formal synonym of avisar, and it is a spelling-change verb: the c becomes qu before e. To see it in a real sentence: Él notifica al cliente por correo. — "He/she notifies the customer by email." Work through the table below, then the formation notes, the usage rules and the contrast with the preterite, and test yourself at the end.

Present tense conjugation table: notificar

Every person of notificar in the present tense. The gerund is notificando and the past participle is notificado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo notifico
tú notificas
él/ella/Ud. notifica
nosotros/as notificamos
vosotros/as notificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. notifican

How the present indicative of notificar is formed

The present indicative of notificar is built from the stem notific- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o notifico
tú -as notificas
él/ella/Ud. -a notifica
nosotros/as -amos notificamos
vosotros/as -áis notificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an notifican

notificar is a spelling-change verb: c becomes qu before e. That is why the written form changes in some persons — the sound stays the same, and only the spelling adapts. In this tense, watch the first-person form notifico in particular.

The gerund of notificar is notificando and the past participle is notificado. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.

When to use the present tense of notificar

The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and notificar appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.

Habits and routines

The present tense describes things you do regularly. If you do it every day, every week or every morning, the present is the tense to use. For notificar, this use looks like this: "Yo notifico al cliente por correo." — "I notify the customer by email." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

General facts

The present tense states facts that are generally true, not tied to one moment. It is the tense for definitions and permanent situations. For notificar, this use looks like this: "Él notifica a los vecinos de la obra." — "He/she notifies the neighbours about the building work." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

What is happening now

The present tense also covers what is happening at this moment, especially with verbs that describe an action in progress. For notificar, this use looks like this: "Nosotros notificamos la decisión a los empleados." — "We notify the decision to the employees." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Timetables and schedules

The present tense is used for fixed plans and timetables, such as trains, classes and opening times, even when they refer to the future. For notificar, this use looks like this: "Ellos notifican el cambio de hora a todos." — "They notify the change of time to everyone." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Instructions and requests

The present tense appears in instructions and polite requests, where it sounds softer than a direct command. For notificar, this use looks like this: "Tú notificas al cliente por correo." — "You notify the customer by email." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

The present tense vs the preterite

Learners often mix up the present and the preterite with notificar. The rule is simple: the present is for habits, facts and what is happening now, while the preterite is for one finished action in the past. The three pairs below show the same idea in both tenses, so you can feel the difference.

Pair 1: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Yo notifico al cliente por correo." — "I notify the customer by email."
  • Preterite: "Yo notifiqué al cliente por correo." — "I notified the customer by email." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 2: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Él notifica a los vecinos de la obra." — "He/she notifies the neighbours about the building work."
  • Preterite: "Él notificó a los vecinos de la obra." — "He/she notified the neighbours about the building work." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 3: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Nosotros notificamos la decisión a los empleados." — "We notify the decision to the employees."
  • Preterite: "Nosotros notificamos la decisión a los empleados." — "We notified the decision to the employees." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Example sentences in the present tense

Eight natural sentences with notificar in the present tense only. Each one uses a form from the table above.

  1. Yo notifico al cliente por correo. — I notify the customer by email.
  2. Tú notificas a los vecinos de la obra. — You notify the neighbours about the building work.
  3. Él notifica la decisión a los empleados. — He/she notifies the decision to the employees.
  4. Nosotros notificamos el cambio de hora a todos. — We notify the change of time to everyone.
  5. Vosotros notificáis al cliente por correo. — You all notify the customer by email.
  6. Ellos notifican a los vecinos de la obra. — They notify the neighbours about the building work.
  7. Yo notifico la decisión a los empleados. — I notify the decision to the employees.
  8. Él notifica el cambio de hora a todos. — He/she notifies the change of time to everyone.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Vosotros notificais a los vecinos de la obra. — Right: Vosotros notificáis a los vecinos de la obra. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: notificáis, not notificais.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo notifico la decisión a los empleados. — Right: Ayer, yo notifiqué la decisión a los empleados. — Ayer means yesterday, so it needs the preterite (notifiqué), not the present (notifico). The present is for now, not for yesterday.
  3. Wrong: Yo notifica al cliente por correo. — Right: Yo notifico al cliente por correo. — The person matters: notifica is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is notifico.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy notificado a los vecinos de la obra. — Right: Yo he notificado a los vecinos de la obra. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he notificado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

Quiz: test yourself

Eight questions on the present tense of notificar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ al cliente por correo. (present tense) A. notifico B. notificas C. notifica D. notificamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ a los vecinos de la obra. (present tense) A. notificas B. notifico C. notifica D. notificamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Él ___ la decisión a los empleados. (present tense) A. notifica B. notifico C. notificas D. notificamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ el cambio de hora a todos. (present tense) A. notificamos B. notifico C. notificas D. notifica

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros ___ al cliente por correo. (present tense) A. notificáis B. notifico C. notificas D. notifica

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ___ a los vecinos de la obra. (present tense) A. notifican B. notifico C. notificas D. notifica

  7. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la decisión a los empleados. (present tense) A. notifico B. notificas C. notifica D. notificamos

  8. Complete the sentence: Él ___ el cambio de hora a todos. (present tense) A. notifica B. notifico C. notificas D. notificamos

Answer key

  1. notifico — The yo present form of notificar is notifico. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  2. notificas — The tu present form of notificar is notificas. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  3. notifica — The el present form of notificar is notifica. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  4. notificamos — The nosotros present form of notificar is notificamos. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  5. notificáis — The vosotros present form of notificar is notificáis. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  6. notifican — The ellos present form of notificar is notifican. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  7. notifico — The yo present form of notificar is notifico. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  8. notifica — The el present form of notificar is notifica. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present tense of notificar?

Use the present tense of notificar for habits, facts and what is happening now. For example: Yo notifico al cliente por correo. — "I notify the customer by email." The usage rules above give five situations with examples.

How is the present tense of notificar formed?

Take the stem notific- and add the present endings for -ar verbs. The full table is at the top of this page. Remember the spelling change: c becomes qu before e.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of notificar?

The present describes a habit or a present fact, while the preterite describes a finished action. Compare Yo notifico a los vecinos de la obra. with Yo notifiqué a los vecinos de la obra. — the verb is the same, but the time meaning changes.

How do I practise the present tense of notificar?

Drill the six forms in the table above until you can say them without looking, then use the notificar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and test yourself with the Notificar conjugation page for the full picture across all tenses.

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