The Portuguese verb verificar means "to verify, check". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of verificar is eu verifico, tu verificas, ele/ela verifica, nós verificamos, vós verificais, eles/elas verificam. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| eu | verifico | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | verificas | |
| ele/ | verifica | |
| nós | verificamos | |
| vós | verificais | |
| eles/ | verificam |
| eu | verifiquei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | verificaste |
| ele/ | verificou |
| nós | verificámos |
| vós | verificastes |
| eles/ | verificaram |
| eu | verificava |
|---|---|
| tu | verificavas |
| ele/ | verificava |
| nós | verificávamos |
| vós | verificáveis |
| eles/ | verificavam |
| eu | verificarei |
|---|---|
| tu | verificarás |
| ele/ | verificará |
| nós | verificaremos |
| vós | verificareis |
| eles/ | verificarão |
| eu | verificaria |
|---|---|
| tu | verificarias |
| ele/ | verificaria |
| nós | verificaríamos |
| vós | verificaríeis |
| eles/ | verificariam |
| que eu | verifique (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | verifiques (irregular) |
| que ele/ | verifique (irregular) |
| que nós | verifiquemos (irregular) |
| que vós | verifiqueis (irregular) |
| que eles/ | verifiquem (irregular) |
| tu | verifica |
|---|---|
| você | verifique (irregular) |
| nós | verifiquemos (irregular) |
| vós | verificai |
| vocês | verifiquem (irregular) |
Verificar is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in verifiquei, verifique, verifiques, verifiquemos, verifiqueis, verifiquem, verifique, and verifiquem to keep the sound of the stem.
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Yes, verificar is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -ar model apart from the listed spelling changes.
The spelling changes keep the stem sound. The table shows verifiquei in the simple past and verifique in the present subjunctive and some imperative forms.
The past participle is verificado. The gerund is verificando.