Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | testificar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | testificando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar testificando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Testificar conjugation
testificar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning testify. In the present tense: yo testifico, tú testificas, él/ella testifica, nosotros testificamos, vosotros testificáis, ellos testifican. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1192-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- testificar
- Gerundio
- testificando
- Meaning
- testify
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Testificar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | testifico | Yo testifico ante el juez sobre lo que vi.I testify before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | testificas | Tú normalmente testificas en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.You usually testify at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | testifica | Hoy, la vecina del quinto testifica en el juicio del lunes con calma.Today, the neighbor on the fifth floor testifies in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | testificamos | A veces, nosotros testificamos a favor del chico herido.At times, we testify for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | testificáis | Ahora, vosotros testificáis sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.Right now, you all testify about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | testifican | Casi siempre, los agentes presentes testifican contra el acusado durante horas.Most of the time, the officers present testify against the accused for hours. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he testificado | Este año, yo he testificado ante el juez sobre lo que vi.This year, I have testified before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | has testificado | Últimamente, tú has testificado en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.Lately, you have testified at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | ha testificado | En estos meses, la vecina del quinto ha testificado en el juicio del lunes con calma.In these months, the neighbor on the fifth floor has testified in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | hemos testificado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos testificado a favor del chico herido.So far, we have testified for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | habéis testificado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis testificado sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.This term, you all have testified about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | han testificado | En este tiempo, los agentes presentes han testificado contra el acusado durante horas.During this time, the officers present have testified against the accused for hours. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | testifiqué | Ayer, yo testifiqué ante el juez sobre lo que vi.Yesterday, I testified before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | testificaste | Hace un rato, tú testificaste en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.A little while ago, you testified at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | testificó | Esta mañana, la vecina del quinto testificó en el juicio del lunes con calma.This morning, the neighbor on the fifth floor testified in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | testificamos | Anoche, nosotros testificamos a favor del chico herido.Last night, we testified for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | testificasteis | El sábado, vosotros testificasteis sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.On Saturday, you all testified about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | testificaron | Hace poco, los agentes presentes testificaron contra el acusado durante horas.Not long ago, the officers present testified against the accused for hours. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | testificaba | Antes, yo testificaba ante el juez sobre lo que vi.Before, I used to testify before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | testificabas | Por entonces, tú testificabas en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.Back then, you used to testify at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | testificaba | En esa época, la vecina del quinto testificaba en el juicio del lunes con calma.At that time, the neighbor on the fifth floor used to testify in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | testificábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros testificábamos a favor del chico herido.When that was normal, we used to testify for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | testificabais | Hace años, vosotros testificabais sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.Years ago, you all used to testify about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | testificaban | En aquellos días, los agentes presentes testificaban contra el acusado durante horas.In those days, the officers present used to testify against the accused for hours. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había testificado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había testificado ante el juez sobre lo que vi.When you arrived, I had already testified before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | habías testificado | Para entonces, tú ya habías testificado en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.By then, you had already testified at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | había testificado | Al volver, la vecina del quinto ya había testificado en el juicio del lunes con calma.When we came back, the neighbor on the fifth floor had already testified in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | habíamos testificado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos testificado a favor del chico herido.Before talking it through, we had already testified for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | habíais testificado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais testificado sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.When you looked again, you all had already testified about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | habían testificado | Para ese momento, los agentes presentes ya habían testificado contra el acusado durante horas.By that moment, the officers present had already testified against the accused for hours. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube testificado | Apenas yo hube testificado ante el juez sobre lo que vi, todo cambió.As soon as I had testified before the judge about what I saw, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste testificado | En cuanto tú hubiste testificado en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra, se notó.The moment you had testified at the police station without changing a word, it showed. |
| él | hubo testificado | No bien la vecina del quinto hubo testificado en el juicio del lunes con calma, hubo ruido.As soon as the neighbor on the fifth floor had testified in Monday's trial calmly, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos testificado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos testificado a favor del chico herido, seguimos adelante.Once we had testified for the injured boy, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis testificado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis testificado sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had testified about the crash from your van, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron testificado | En cuanto los agentes presentes hubieron testificado contra el acusado durante horas, el ambiente cambió.The moment the officers present had testified against the accused for hours, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | testificaré | Mañana, yo testificaré ante el juez sobre lo que vi.Tomorrow, I will testify before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | testificarás | Dentro de poco, tú testificarás en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.Soon, you will testify at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | testificará | Esta tarde, la vecina del quinto testificará en el juicio del lunes con calma.This afternoon, the neighbor on the fifth floor will testify in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | testificaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros testificaremos a favor del chico herido.Next week, we will testify for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | testificaréis | Pronto, vosotros testificaréis sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.Before long, you all will testify about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | testificarán | Más adelante, los agentes presentes testificarán contra el acusado durante horas.Later on, the officers present will testify against the accused for hours. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré testificado | Para entonces, yo ya habré testificado ante el juez sobre lo que vi.By then, I will already have testified before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | habrás testificado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás testificado en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.Before closing time, you will already have testified at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | habrá testificado | Al final del día, la vecina del quinto ya habrá testificado en el juicio del lunes con calma.By the end of the day, the neighbor on the fifth floor will already have testified in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | habremos testificado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos testificado a favor del chico herido.By tomorrow, we will already have testified for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | habréis testificado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis testificado sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.Before leaving, you all will already have testified about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | habrán testificado | Para esa hora, los agentes presentes ya habrán testificado contra el acusado durante horas.By that hour, the officers present will already have testified against the accused for hours. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | testificaría | En un caso así, yo testificaría ante el juez sobre lo que vi.In a case like that, I would testify before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | testificarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú testificarías en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.With a little more time, you would testify at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | testificaría | En esa situación, la vecina del quinto testificaría en el juicio del lunes con calma.In that situation, the neighbor on the fifth floor would testify in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | testificaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros testificaríamos a favor del chico herido.With that outlook, we would testify for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | testificaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros testificaríais sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.If it came to that, you all would testify about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | testificarían | En un día así, los agentes presentes testificarían contra el acusado durante horas.On a day like that, the officers present would testify against the accused for hours. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría testificado | En otro momento, yo habría testificado ante el juez sobre lo que vi.At another moment, I would have testified before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | habrías testificado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías testificado en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.With a little more margin, you would have testified at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | habría testificado | A esas alturas, la vecina del quinto habría testificado en el juicio del lunes con calma.By then, the neighbor on the fifth floor would have testified in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | habríamos testificado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos testificado a favor del chico herido.With that turn, we would have testified for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | habríais testificado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais testificado sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.At that point, you all would have testified about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | habrían testificado | En ese punto, los agentes presentes habrían testificado contra el acusado durante horas.From there, the officers present would have testified against the accused for hours. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | testifique | Es mejor que yo testifique ante el juez sobre lo que vi.It is better that I testify before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | testifiques | Hace falta que tú testifiques en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.It is necessary that you testify at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | testifique | Conviene que la vecina del quinto testifique en el juicio del lunes con calma.It is wise that the neighbor on the fifth floor testify in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | testifiquemos | Importa que nosotros testifiquemos a favor del chico herido.It matters that we testify for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | testifiquéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros testifiquéis sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.It may help if you all testify about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | testifiquen | Es posible que los agentes presentes testifiquen contra el acusado durante horas.It is possible that the officers present testify against the accused for hours. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya testificado | Ojalá yo haya testificado ante el juez sobre lo que vi.Hopefully I have testified before the judge about what I saw. |
| tú | hayas testificado | Puede que tú ya hayas testificado en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.Maybe you already have testified at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | haya testificado | Tal vez la vecina del quinto haya testificado en el juicio del lunes con calma.Perhaps the neighbor on the fifth floor has testified in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | hayamos testificado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos testificado a favor del chico herido.Maybe we already have testified for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | hayáis testificado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis testificado sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.It is likely that you all have testified about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | hayan testificado | Puede ser que los agentes presentes ya hayan testificado contra el acusado durante horas.It may be that the officers present already have testified against the accused for hours. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | testificara | Si yo testificara ante el juez sobre lo que vi, se notaría enseguida.If I testified before the judge about what I saw, it would show right away. |
| tú | testificaras | Si tú testificaras en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra, costaría ocultarlo.If you testified at the police station without changing a word, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | testificara | Si la vecina del quinto testificara en el juicio del lunes con calma, daría mucho que hablar.If the neighbor on the fifth floor testified in Monday's trial calmly, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | testificáramos | Si nosotros testificáramos a favor del chico herido, todo iría por otro lado.If we testified for the injured boy, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | testificarais | Si vosotros testificarais sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all testified about the crash from your van, the mood would change. |
| ellos | testificaran | Si los agentes presentes testificaran contra el acusado durante horas, la escena sería otra.If the officers present testified against the accused for hours, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera testificado | Si yo hubiera testificado ante el juez sobre lo que vi, aún se recordaría.If I had testified before the judge about what I saw, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras testificado | Si tú hubieras testificado en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra, eso habría dejado marca.If you had testified at the police station without changing a word, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera testificado | Si la vecina del quinto hubiera testificado en el juicio del lunes con calma, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the neighbor on the fifth floor had testified in Monday's trial calmly, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos testificado | Si nosotros hubiéramos testificado a favor del chico herido, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had testified for the injured boy, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais testificado | Si vosotros hubierais testificado sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had testified about the crash from your van, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran testificado | Si los agentes presentes hubieran testificado contra el acusado durante horas, nada habría quedado igual.If the officers present had testified against the accused for hours, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | testificare | Si yo testificare ante el juez sobre lo que vi, se notará enseguida.If I testify before the judge about what I saw, it will show right away. |
| tú | testificares | Si tú testificares en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra, costará ignorarlo.If you testify at the police station without changing a word, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | testificare | Si la vecina del quinto testificare en el juicio del lunes con calma, dará mucho que hablar.If the neighbor on the fifth floor testifies in Monday's trial calmly, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | testificáremos | Si nosotros testificáremos a favor del chico herido, todo irá por otro camino.If we testify for the injured boy, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | testificareis | Si vosotros testificareis sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all testify about the crash from your van, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | testificaren | Si los agentes presentes testificaren contra el acusado durante horas, la escena será distinta.If the officers present testify against the accused for hours, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere testificado | Cuando yo hubiere testificado ante el juez sobre lo que vi, ya se notará.When I have testified before the judge about what I saw, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres testificado | En cuanto tú hubieres testificado en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have testified at the police station without changing a word, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere testificado | Cuando la vecina del quinto hubiere testificado en el juicio del lunes con calma, se verá de inmediato.When the neighbor on the fifth floor has testified in Monday's trial calmly, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos testificado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos testificado a favor del chico herido, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have testified for the injured boy, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis testificado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis testificado sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have testified about the crash from your van, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren testificado | En cuanto los agentes presentes hubieren testificado contra el acusado durante horas, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the officers present have testified against the accused for hours, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | testifica | testifica en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.Testify at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | testifique | Que la vecina del quinto testifique en el juicio del lunes con calma.Let the neighbor on the fifth floor Testify in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | testifiquemos | testifiquemos a favor del chico herido.Testify for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | testificad | testificad sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.Testify about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | testifiquen | Que los agentes presentes testifiquen contra el acusado durante horas.Let the officers present Testify against the accused for hours. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no testifiques | No no testifiques en la comisaría sin cambiar una palabra.Do not testify at the police station without changing a word. |
| él | no testifique | Que la vecina del quinto no no testifique en el juicio del lunes con calma.Let the neighbor on the fifth floor not testify in Monday's trial calmly. |
| nosotros | no testifiquemos | No no testifiquemos a favor del chico herido.Let us not testify for the injured boy. |
| vosotros | no testifiquéis | No no testifiquéis sobre el choque desde vuestra furgoneta.Do not testify about the crash from your van. |
| ellos | no testifiquen | Que los agentes presentes no no testifiquen contra el acusado durante horas.Let the officers present not testify against the accused for hours. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ ante el juez sobre lo que vi.
I testify before the judge about what I saw.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about testificar.
- What does 'testificar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'testificar' means to testify. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is testificar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Testificar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate testificar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of testificar: yo testifico, tú testificas, él/ella/usted testifica, nosotros testificamos, vosotros testificáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes testifican.
- How do you conjugate testificar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of testificar: yo testifiqué, tú testificaste, él/ella/usted testificó, nosotros testificamos, vosotros testificasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes testificaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of testificar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of testificar: yo testificaba, tú testificabas, él/ella/usted testificaba, nosotros testificábamos, vosotros testificabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes testificaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of testificar?
- The past participle of testificar is 'testificado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he testificado' (I have testifyed), 'has testificado', 'ha testificado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of testificar?
- The gerundio of testificar is 'testificando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy testificando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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