-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car B1 · Intermediate

Conjugate justificar in Spanish

to justify

justificar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #491 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Necesito justificar esto." (I need to justify this.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — justificar (spelling-change -car) does not follow standard -ar patterns. Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.

Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo justifico
justificas
él/ella/Ud. justifica
nosotros justificamos
vosotros justificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. justifican
Example

Yo justifico todos los días.

I justify every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo justifiqué *
justificaste
él/ella/Ud. justificó
nosotros justificamos
vosotros justificasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. justificaron
Example

Ayer yo justifiqué.

Yesterday I justify.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo justificaba
justificabas
él/ella/Ud. justificaba
nosotros justificábamos
vosotros justificabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. justificaban
Example

Antes yo justificaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to justify often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo justificaré
justificarás
él/ella/Ud. justificará
nosotros justificaremos
vosotros justificaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. justificarán
Example

Mañana yo justificaré.

Tomorrow I will justify.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo justificaría
justificarías
él/ella/Ud. justificaría
nosotros justificaríamos
vosotros justificaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. justificarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo justificaría.

If I could, I would justify.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo justifique *
justifiques *
él/ella/Ud. justifique *
nosotros justifiquemos *
vosotros justifiquéis *
ellos/ellas/Uds. justifiquen *
Example

Espero que tú justifiques.

I hope that you justify.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
justifica
él/ella/Ud. justifice
nosotros justificemos
vosotros justificad
ellos/ellas/Uds. justificen
Example

¡Justifica!

Justify!

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