pacificar — Spanish conjugation

to pacify

Frequency#1833Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanish
yopacifico
pacificas
vospacificás
él/ella/Ud.pacifica
nosotrospacificamos
vosotrospacificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.pacifican

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanish
yopacifiqué
pacificaste
vospacificaste
él/ella/Ud.pacificó
nosotrospacificamos
vosotrospacificasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.pacificaron

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yopacificaba
pacificabas
vospacificabas
él/ella/Ud.pacificaba
nosotrospacificábamos
vosotrospacificabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.pacificaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanish
yopacificaría
pacificarías
vospacificarías
él/ella/Ud.pacificaría
nosotrospacificaríamos
vosotrospacificaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.pacificarían

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanish
yopacificaré
pacificarás
vospacificarás
él/ella/Ud.pacificará
nosotrospacificaremos
vosotrospacificaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.pacificarán

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanish
yohe pacificado
has pacificado
voshas pacificado
él/ella/Ud.ha pacificado
nosotroshemos pacificado
vosotroshabéis pacificado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han pacificado

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanish
yohabía pacificado
habías pacificado
voshabías pacificado
él/ella/Ud.había pacificado
nosotroshabíamos pacificado
vosotroshabíais pacificado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían pacificado

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría pacificado
habrías pacificado
voshabrías pacificado
él/ella/Ud.habría pacificado
nosotroshabríamos pacificado
vosotroshabríais pacificado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían pacificado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanish
yohabré pacificado
habrás pacificado
voshabrás pacificado
él/ella/Ud.habrá pacificado
nosotroshabremos pacificado
vosotroshabréis pacificado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán pacificado

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yopacifique
pacifiques
vospacifiques
él/ella/Ud.pacifique
nosotrospacifiquemos
vosotrospacifiquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.pacifiquen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yopacificara
pacificaras
vospacificaras
él/ella/Ud.pacificara
nosotrospacificáramos
vosotrospacificarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.pacificaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yopacificase
pacificases
vospacificases
él/ella/Ud.pacificase
nosotrospacificásemos
vosotrospacificaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.pacificasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya pacificado
hayas pacificado
voshayas pacificado
él/ella/Ud.haya pacificado
nosotroshayamos pacificado
vosotroshayáis pacificado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan pacificado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera pacificado
hubieras pacificado
voshubieras pacificado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera pacificado
nosotroshubiéramos pacificado
vosotroshubierais pacificado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran pacificado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
pacifica
vospacificá
él/ella/Ud.pacifique
nosotrospacifiquemos
vosotrospacificad
ustedespacifiquen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no pacifiques
vosno pacifiques
él/ella/Ud.no pacifique
nosotrosno pacifiquemos
vosotrosno pacifiquéis
ustedesno pacifiquen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy pacificando
estás pacificando
vosestás pacificando
él/ella/Ud.está pacificando
nosotrosestamos pacificando
vosotrosestáis pacificando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están pacificando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve pacificando
estuviste pacificando
vosestuviste pacificando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo pacificando
nosotrosestuvimos pacificando
vosotrosestuvisteis pacificando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron pacificando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba pacificando
estabas pacificando
vosestabas pacificando
él/ella/Ud.estaba pacificando
nosotrosestábamos pacificando
vosotrosestabais pacificando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban pacificando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría pacificando
estarías pacificando
vosestarías pacificando
él/ella/Ud.estaría pacificando
nosotrosestaríamos pacificando
vosotrosestaríais pacificando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían pacificando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré pacificando
estarás pacificando
vosestarás pacificando
él/ella/Ud.estará pacificando
nosotrosestaremos pacificando
vosotrosestaréis pacificando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán pacificando