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SPANISH VERB

calificar

to mark, to grade

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: calificando
  • Past participle: calificado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I mark
  2. tú you mark
  3. usted, él, ella he/she marks
  4. nosotros we mark
  5. vosotros Spain you all mark
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they mark

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I marked
  2. tú you marked
  3. usted, él, ella he/she marked
  4. nosotros we marked
  5. vosotros Spain you all marked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they marked

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to mark
  2. tú you used to mark
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to mark
  4. nosotros we used to mark
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to mark
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to mark

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will mark
  2. tú you will mark
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will mark
  4. nosotros we will mark
  5. vosotros Spain you all will mark
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will mark

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would mark
  2. tú you would mark
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would mark
  4. nosotros we would mark
  5. vosotros Spain you all would mark
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would mark

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I mark
  2. tú (that) you mark
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she mark
  4. nosotros (that) we mark
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all mark
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they mark

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I marked
  2. tú (if) you marked
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she marked
  4. nosotros (if) we marked
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all marked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they marked

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú mark!
  2. usted mark! (formal)
  3. nosotros mark! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain mark! (all of you)
  5. ustedes mark! (all of you)

How to use calificar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    La maestra califica los exámenes los domingos por la tarde.

    The teacher grades the exams on Sunday afternoons.

  2. Past

    El profesor calificó mi ensayo con un diez.

    The professor gave my essay a ten.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi papá calificaba tareas hasta la medianoche.

    My dad used to grade homework until midnight.

  4. Future

    Los jueces calificarán cada platillo por sabor y presentación.

    The judges will grade each dish for flavor and presentation.

  5. Conditional

    Yo calificaría ese hotel con cinco estrellas.

    I would rate that hotel five stars.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que el maestro califique con justicia.

    I hope the teacher grades fairly.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me sorprendió que calificaran tan bajo mi proyecto.

    I was surprised they graded my project so low.

  8. Imperative

    Califica tu experiencia del uno al diez, por favor.

    Rate your experience from one to ten, please.

Where you hear calificar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Califico los exámenes en casa. I mark the exams at home.
  • Ayer califiqué diez exámenes. Yesterday I marked ten exams.
  • Voy a calificar los otros mañana. I'm going to mark the others tomorrow.
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The Morning After

Intermediate Level 1 · calificar

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.