Verificar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of verificar — "to verify" 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 verificar 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. Verificar means to verify, and it covers verifying figures in a report, a customer's identity, the time of a meeting and the result of an experiment. It is a formal synonym of comprobar, and it is a spelling-change verb: the c becomes qu before e. To see it in a real sentence: Él verifica los datos del informe. — "He/she verifies the figures in the report." 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: verificar

Every person of verificar in the present tense. The gerund is verificando and the past participle is verificado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo verifico
tú verificas
él/ella/Ud. verifica
nosotros/as verificamos
vosotros/as verificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. verifican

How the present indicative of verificar is formed

The present indicative of verificar is built from the stem verific- 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 verifico
tú -as verificas
él/ella/Ud. -a verifica
nosotros/as -amos verificamos
vosotros/as -áis verificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an verifican

verificar 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 verifico in particular.

The gerund of verificar is verificando and the past participle is verificado. 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 verificar

The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and verificar 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 verificar, this use looks like this: "Yo verifico los datos del informe." — "I verify the figures in the report." 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 verificar, this use looks like this: "Él verifica la identidad del cliente." — "He/she verifies the customer's identity." 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 verificar, this use looks like this: "Nosotros verificamos la hora de la reunión." — "We verify the time of the meeting." 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 verificar, this use looks like this: "Ellos verifican el resultado del experimento." — "They verify the result of the experiment." 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 verificar, this use looks like this: "Tú verificas los datos del informe." — "You verify the figures in the report." 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 verificar. 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 verifico los datos del informe." — "I verify the figures in the report."
  • Preterite: "Yo verifiqué los datos del informe." — "I verified the figures in the report." 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 verifica la identidad del cliente." — "He/she verifies the customer's identity."
  • Preterite: "Él verificó la identidad del cliente." — "He/she verified the customer's identity." 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 verificamos la hora de la reunión." — "We verify the time of the meeting."
  • Preterite: "Nosotros verificamos la hora de la reunión." — "We verified the time of the meeting." 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 verificar in the present tense only. Each one uses a form from the table above.

  1. Yo verifico los datos del informe. — I verify the figures in the report.
  2. Tú verificas la identidad del cliente. — You verify the customer's identity.
  3. Él verifica la hora de la reunión. — He/she verifies the time of the meeting.
  4. Nosotros verificamos el resultado del experimento. — We verify the result of the experiment.
  5. Vosotros verificáis los datos del informe. — You all verify the figures in the report.
  6. Ellos verifican la identidad del cliente. — They verify the customer's identity.
  7. Yo verifico la hora de la reunión. — I verify the time of the meeting.
  8. Él verifica el resultado del experimento. — He/she verifies the result of the experiment.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Vosotros verificais la identidad del cliente. — Right: Vosotros verificáis la identidad del cliente. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: verificáis, not verificais.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo verifico la hora de la reunión. — Right: Ayer, yo verifiqué la hora de la reunión. — Ayer means yesterday, so it needs the preterite (verifiqué), not the present (verifico). The present is for now, not for yesterday.
  3. Wrong: Yo verifica los datos del informe. — Right: Yo verifico los datos del informe. — The person matters: verifica is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is verifico.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy verificado la identidad del cliente. — Right: Yo he verificado la identidad del cliente. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he verificado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

Quiz: test yourself

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

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ los datos del informe. (present tense) A. verifico B. verificas C. verifica D. verificamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ la identidad del cliente. (present tense) A. verificas B. verifico C. verifica D. verificamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Él ___ la hora de la reunión. (present tense) A. verifica B. verifico C. verificas D. verificamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ el resultado del experimento. (present tense) A. verificamos B. verifico C. verificas D. verifica

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros ___ los datos del informe. (present tense) A. verificáis B. verifico C. verificas D. verifica

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ___ la identidad del cliente. (present tense) A. verifican B. verifico C. verificas D. verifica

  7. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la hora de la reunión. (present tense) A. verifico B. verificas C. verifica D. verificamos

  8. Complete the sentence: Él ___ el resultado del experimento. (present tense) A. verifica B. verifico C. verificas D. verificamos

Answer key

  1. verifico — The yo present form of verificar is verifico. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  2. verificas — The tu present form of verificar is verificas. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  3. verifica — The el present form of verificar is verifica. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  4. verificamos — The nosotros present form of verificar is verificamos. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  5. verificáis — The vosotros present form of verificar is verificáis. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  6. verifican — The ellos present form of verificar is verifican. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  7. verifico — The yo present form of verificar is verifico. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  8. verifica — The el present form of verificar is verifica. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present tense of verificar?

Use the present tense of verificar for habits, facts and what is happening now. For example: Yo verifico los datos del informe. — "I verify the figures in the report." The usage rules above give five situations with examples.

How is the present tense of verificar formed?

Take the stem verific- 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 verificar?

The present describes a habit or a present fact, while the preterite describes a finished action. Compare Yo verifico la identidad del cliente. with Yo verifiqué la identidad del cliente. — the verb is the same, but the time meaning changes.

How do I practise the present tense of verificar?

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

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