Verificar Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb verificar means to verify, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. 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. Like every Spanish verb, verificar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say verifico los datos del informe, and in the preterite you say verifiqué la hora de la reunión. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: verificar
  • English: to verify
  • Verb type: irregular verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: verificando
  • Past participle: verificado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + verificado)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for verificar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Spelling change: c becomes qu before e, so the preterite is verifiqué and the subjunctive is verifique.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for verificar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.

Present indicative

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

Preterite

Person Form
yo verifiqué
tú verificaste
él/ella/Ud. verificó
nosotros/as verificamos
vosotros/as verificasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. verificaron

Imperfect

Person Form
yo verificaba
tú verificabas
él/ella/Ud. verificaba
nosotros/as verificábamos
vosotros/as verificabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. verificaban

Future

Person Form
yo verificaré
tú verificarás
él/ella/Ud. verificará
nosotros/as verificaremos
vosotros/as verificaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. verificarán

Conditional

Person Form
yo verificaría
tú verificarías
él/ella/Ud. verificaría
nosotros/as verificaríamos
vosotros/as verificaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. verificarían

Present perfect

Person Form
yo he verificado
tú has verificado
él/ella/Ud. ha verificado
nosotros/as hemos verificado
vosotros/as habéis verificado
ellos/ellas/Uds. han verificado

Pluperfect

Person Form
yo había verificado
tú habías verificado
él/ella/Ud. había verificado
nosotros/as habíamos verificado
vosotros/as habíais verificado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habían verificado

Future perfect

Person Form
yo habré verificado
tú habrás verificado
él/ella/Ud. habrá verificado
nosotros/as habremos verificado
vosotros/as habréis verificado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrán verificado

Conditional perfect

Person Form
yo habría verificado
tú habrías verificado
él/ella/Ud. habría verificado
nosotros/as habríamos verificado
vosotros/as habríais verificado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrían verificado

Present subjunctive

Person Form
yo verifique
tú verifiques
él/ella/Ud. verifique
nosotros/as verifiquemos
vosotros/as verifiquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. verifiquen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Person Form
yo verificara
tú verificaras
él/ella/Ud. verificara
nosotros/as verificáramos
vosotros/as verificarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. verificaran

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Form
tú verifica
él/ella/Ud. verifique
nosotros/as verifiquemos
vosotros/as verificad
ellos/ellas/Uds. verifiquen

Imperative (negative)

Person Form
tú verifiques
él/ella/Ud. verifique
nosotros/as verifiquemos
vosotros/as verifiquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. verifiquen

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund verificando with estar for the progressive: estoy verificando
Past participle verificado with haber for the perfect tenses: he verificado

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For verificar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Verifico los datos del informe. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Preterite

Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. Note the spelling change in the first person: c becomes qu before e, so the preterite first person is verifiqué. For verificar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, verifiqué la identidad del cliente. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperfect

Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For verificar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, verificaba la hora de la reunión. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Future

Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For verificar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, verificaré el resultado del experimento. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Conditional

Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For verificar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Verificaría los datos del informe si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Present perfect

Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For verificar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he verificado la identidad del cliente. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Pluperfect

Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For verificar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había verificado la hora de la reunión antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Future perfect

Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For verificar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré verificado el resultado del experimento. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Conditional perfect

Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For verificar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría verificado los datos del informe con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Present subjunctive

Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For verificar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él verifique la identidad del cliente. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For verificar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él verificara la hora de la reunión, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperative (affirmative)

Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For verificar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Verifica el resultado del experimento! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperative (negative)

Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For verificar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No verifiques los datos del informe. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Example sentences

Ten natural sentences with verificar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Verifico los datos del informe. — I verify the figures in the report.
  2. Verifica la identidad del cliente. — He/she verifies the customer's identity.
  3. Ayer, verifiqué la hora de la reunión. — Yesterday, I verified the time of the meeting.
  4. Antes, nosotros verificábamos el resultado del experimento. — Before, we used to verify the result of the experiment.
  5. Mañana, tú verificarás los datos del informe. — Tomorrow, you will verify the figures in the report.
  6. Yo verificaría la identidad del cliente si tuviera más tiempo. — I would verify the customer's identity if I had more time.
  7. Él ha verificado la hora de la reunión. — He has verified the time of the meeting.
  8. Espero que él verifique el resultado del experimento. — I hope he verifies the result of the experiment.
  9. Yo ya había verificado los datos del informe antes de salir. — I had already verified the figures in the report before leaving.
  10. Ellos verificaban la identidad del cliente cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to verify the customer's identity when they were young.

Common mistakes

  1. 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. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Yo verificé la identidad del cliente. — Right: Yo verifiqué la identidad del cliente. — In the preterite, the correct first-person form is verifiqué, not verificé. verificar is a spelling-change verb: c becomes qu before e, so the written form changes to keep the same sound. The regular-looking form is wrong.
  3. Wrong: Treating verificar and comprobar as identical in every context. — Right: Verificar means to verify, while comprobar means to check, the everyday synonym. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: verificar fits sentences such as Verifico los datos del informe, while comprobar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  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, has verificado, ha verificado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo verifiqué la hora de la reunión todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo verificaba la hora de la reunión todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (verificaba), not the preterite. The preterite (verifiqué) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on 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: Ayer, él ___ la identidad del cliente. (preterite) A. verifiqué B. verificaste C. verificaron D. verificó

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ la hora de la reunión. (imperfect) A. verificabas B. verificaban C. verificábamos D. verificaba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ el resultado del experimento. (future) A. verificaremos B. verificarás C. verificaré D. verificará

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ los datos del informe si pudiera. (conditional) A. verificaría B. verificarías C. verificarían D. verifico

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la identidad del cliente. (present subjunctive) A. verifiques B. verifiquemos C. verifico D. verifique

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ la hora de la reunión, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. verificáramos B. verifico C. verificara D. verificaras

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ el resultado del experimento. (present perfect) A. han verificado B. hemos verificado C. he verificado D. has verificado

  9. Complete the command: ¡___ los datos del informe! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. verifica B. verifique C. verifiquemos D. verificad

  10. Which is the gerund of verificar, used with estar for the progressive? A. verificado B. verifico C. verifiqué D. verificando

Answer key

  1. verifico — The first-person present of verificar is verifico. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
  2. verificó — The third-person preterite of verificar is verificó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
  3. verificábamos — The nosotros imperfect of verificar is verificábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
  4. verificarás — The second-person future of verificar is verificarás.
  5. verificaría — The first-person conditional of verificar is verificaría, the form for what would happen.
  6. verifique — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of verificar is verifique.
  7. verificara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of verificar is verificara.
  8. hemos verificado — The nosotros present perfect of verificar is hemos verificado: hemos + verificado.
  9. verifica — The affirmative tú imperative of verificar is verifica.
  10. verificando — The gerund of verificar is verificando: estoy verificando. The participle verificado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does verificar mean in English?

Verificar means to verify. It is used in everyday situations such as Verifico los datos del informe. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is verificar regular or irregular?

Verificar is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including verifico in the present and verifiqué in the preterite.

What is the difference between verificar and comprobar?

Verificar means to verify, while comprobar means to check, the everyday synonym. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use verificar when you mean to verify, as in Verifico los datos del informe, and use comprobar for to check, the everyday synonym. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.

How do I say “I verify” in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo verifiqué la identidad del cliente. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo verificaba la hora de la reunión. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he verificado la identidad del cliente.

How do I practise verificar?

Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the verificar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.

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