Justificar means to provide reasons or explanations for something, often to defend or validate an action, decision, or belief. It is used when someone aims to prove that something is right or acceptable.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justifico | Yo justifico mi decisión ante todos. I justify my decision to everyone. | |
| Tú | justificas | Tú justificas tus acciones claramente. You justify your actions clearly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justifica | Ella justifica su retraso con una excusa. She justifies her delay with an excuse. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justificamos | Nosotros justificamos nuestro trabajo con evidencias. We justify our work with evidence. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justificáis | Vosotros justificáis vuestras opiniones con hechos. You justify your opinions with facts. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justifican | Ellos justifican sus gastos en la reunión. They justify their expenses in the meeting. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justifiqué | Ayer justifiqué mi ausencia. Yesterday I justified my absence. | |
| Tú | justificaste | Tú justificaste tu retraso. You justified your delay. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justificó | Él justificó su error. He justified his mistake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justificamos | Nosotros justificamos nuestras acciones. We justified our actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justificasteis | Vosotros justificasteis la decisión. You all justified the decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justificaron | Ellos justificaron su comportamiento. They justified their behavior. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justificaba | Yo justificaba mi comportamiento ayer. I was justifying my behavior yesterday. | |
| Tú | justificabas | Tú justificabas tus decisiones siempre. You were justifying your decisions always. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justificaba | Ella justificaba sus acciones con excusas. She was justifying her actions with excuses. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justificábamos | Nosotros justificábamos nuestras ausencias. We were justifying our absences. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justificabais | Vosotros justificabais siempre vuestros errores. You all were justifying your mistakes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justificaban | Ellos justificaban sus retrasos con excusas. They were justifying their delays with excuses. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy justificando | Estoy justificando mi ausencia hoy. I am justifying my absence today. | |
| Tú | estás justificando | Estás justificando tus acciones ahora. You are justifying your actions now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está justificando | Ella está justificando su retraso. She is justifying her delay. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos justificando | Estamos justificando nuestro trabajo. We are justifying our work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis justificando | Vosotros estáis justificando vuestras decisiones. You all are justifying your decisions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están justificando | Ellos están justificando sus acciones. They are justifying their actions. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a justificar | Voy a justificar mi decisión mañana. I am going to justify my decision tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a justificar | Tú vas a justificar tu ausencia hoy. You are going to justify your absence today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a justificar | Él va a justificar su retraso. He is going to justify his delay. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a justificar | Vamos a justificar nuestras acciones. We are going to justify our actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a justificar | Vosotros vais a justificar el gasto. You all are going to justify the expense. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a justificar | Ellos van a justificar su comportamiento. They are going to justify their behavior. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justificaré | Justificaré mi decisión mañana. I will justify my decision tomorrow. | |
| Tú | justificarás | Justificarás tus acciones pronto. You will justify your actions soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justificará | Él justificará su ausencia en la reunión. He will justify his absence at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justificaremos | Justificaremos los gastos la próxima semana. We will justify the expenses next week. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justificaréis | Justificaréis el retraso en la entrega. You all will justify the delay in delivery. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justificarán | Ellos justificarán sus decisiones después. They will justify their decisions later. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justificaría | Yo justificaría mi decisión si fuera necesario. I would justify my decision if it were necessary. | |
| Tú | justificarías | Tú justificarías tus acciones si supieras la verdad. You would justify your actions if you knew the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justificaría | Él justificaría su retraso si tuviera una excusa válida. He would justify his delay if he had a valid excuse. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justificaríamos | Nosotros justificaríamos el gasto si fuera necesario. We would justify the expense if it were necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justificaríais | Vosotros justificaríais la decisión si os pidieran. You all would justify the decision if asked. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justificarían | Ellos justificarían sus acciones si supieran las consecuencias. They would justify their actions if they knew the consequences. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he justificado | Yo he justificado mi decisión. I have justified my decision. | |
| Tú | has justificado | Tú has justificado tu ausencia. You have justified your absence. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha justificado | Ella ha justificado su retraso. She has justified her delay. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos justificado | Nosotros hemos justificado nuestras acciones. We have justified our actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis justificado | Vosotros habéis justificado el gasto. You all have justified the expense. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han justificado | Ellos han justificado su comportamiento. They have justified their behavior. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había justificado | Yo había justificado mi ausencia. I had justified my absence. | |
| Tú | habías justificado | Tú habías justificado tu retraso. You had justified your delay. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había justificado | Él había justificado su decisión. He had justified his decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos justificado | Nosotros habíamos justificado nuestras acciones. We had justified our actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais justificado | Vosotros habíais justificado el retraso. You all had justified the delay. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían justificado | Ellos habían justificado su ausencia. They had justified their absence. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré justificado | Para entonces, ya habré justificado mi ausencia. By then, I will have justified my absence. | |
| Tú | habrás justificado | ¿Para cuándo habrás justificado tu retraso? By when will you have justified your delay? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá justificado | Ella habrá justificado su error mañana. She will have justified her mistake tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos justificado | Nosotros habremos justificado nuestras acciones. We will have justified our actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis justificado | Vosotros habréis justificado la decisión. You all will have justified the decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán justificado | Ellos habrán justificado sus motivos. They will have justified their reasons. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría justificado | Yo habría justificado mi ausencia. I would have justified my absence. | |
| Tú | habrías justificado | Tú habrías justificado tus acciones. You would have justified your actions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría justificado | Él habría justificado su retraso. He would have justified his delay. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos justificado | Nosotros habríamos justificado la decisión. We would have justified the decision. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais justificado | Vosotros habríais justificado el error. You all would have justified the mistake. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían justificado | Ellos habrían justificado su comportamiento. They would have justified their behavior. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justifique | Espero que yo justifique mis acciones. I hope that I justify my actions. | |
| Tú | justifiques | Es importante que tú justifiques tu decisión. It's important that you justify your decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justifique | Es necesario que él justifique su presencia. It's necessary that he justify his presence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justifiquemos | Queremos que nosotros justifiquemos nuestro trabajo. We want us to justify our work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justifiquéis | Es posible que vosotros justifiquéis la demora. It's possible that you all justify the delay. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justifiquen | Dudo que ellos justifiquen sus acciones. I doubt that they justify their actions. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justificara | Esperaba que justificara su decisión. I hoped that he/she justified his/her decision. | |
| Tú | justificaras | No creía que justificaras tu ausencia. I didn't believe that you justified your absence. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justificara | Dudaba que él justificara el retraso. I doubted that he justified the delay. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justificáramos | Era importante que justificáramos nuestras acciones. It was important that we justified our actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justificarais | No pensaba que vosotros justificarais el error. I didn't think that you all justified the mistake. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justificaran | Querían que ellos justificaran su comportamiento. They wanted them to justify their behavior. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justificare | Si justificare mi ausencia, entenderán. If I justify my absence, they will understand. | |
| Tú | justificares | ¿Justificares tu retraso mañana? Will you justify your delay tomorrow? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justificare | Ella justificare sus acciones en la reunión. She will justify her actions in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justificáremos | Nosotros justificáremos nuestras decisiones pronto. We will justify our decisions soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justificareis | Vosotros justificareis el retraso en la cita. You all will justify the delay at the appointment. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justificaren | Ellos justificaren sus acciones en el futuro. They will justify their actions in the future. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya justificado | Espero que haya justificado su decisión. I hope he has justified his decision. | |
| Tú | hayas justificado | Es importante que hayas justificado tu ausencia. It's important that you have justified your absence. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya justificado | Es posible que él haya justificado su retraso. It's possible that he has justified his delay. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos justificado | Dudo que hayamos justificado todos los gastos. I doubt that we have justified all the expenses. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis justificado | No creo que hayáis justificado esa compra. I don't think you have justified that purchase. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan justificado | Es probable que hayan justificado su comportamiento. It's likely that they have justified their behavior. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera justificado | Si hubiera justificado mi ausencia, no habría problemas. If I had justified my absence, there would be no problems. | |
| Tú | hubieras justificado | Esperaba que hubieras justificado tu retraso. I hoped that you had justified your delay. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera justificado | Ella pensó que él hubiera justificado su error. She thought that he had justified his mistake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos justificado | No creíamos que hubiéramos justificado la decisión. We didn't think we had justified the decision. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais justificado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais justificado la compra. I was surprised that you all had justified the purchase. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran justificado | No estaban seguros de que ellos hubieran justificado su comportamiento. They were not sure that they had justified their behavior. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere justificado | Para entonces, ya hubiere justificado mi ausencia. By then, I will have already justified my absence. | |
| Tú | hubieres justificado | Cuando llegues, ya hubieres justificado tu retraso. When you arrive, you will have already justified your delay. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere justificado | Es posible que él hubiere justificado su error. It is possible that he will have justified his mistake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos justificado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos justificado nuestras acciones. By tomorrow, we will have justified our actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis justificado | Cuando lleguéis, ya hubiereis justificado el retraso. When you all arrive, you will have already justified the delay. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren justificado | Es probable que ellos hubieren justificado sus decisiones. It is likely that they will have justified their decisions. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | justifico | No des órdenes en el trabajo, solo justifica. Don't give orders at work, just justify. | |
| Tú | justifica | ¡Justifica tu ausencia hoy! Justify your absence today! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | justifique | Por favor, justifique su decisión ahora. Please justify your decision now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | justifiquemos | Justifiquemos nuestras acciones ante el juez. Let's justify our actions before the judge. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | justifiquemos | ¡Justifiquemos nuestras opciones con hechos! Let's justify our options with facts! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | justifiquen | Deben justifiquen sus respuestas en el examen. They must justify their answers on the exam. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no justifiques | No justifiques tus errores. Don't justify your mistakes. | |
| Tú | no justifiques | No justifiques tu actitud. Don't justify your attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no justifique | No justifique sus acciones. Don't justify his/her actions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no justifiquemos | No justifiquemos lo injusto. Let's not justify the unjust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no justifiquéis | No justifiquéis esa decisión. Don't justify that decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no justifiquen | No justifiquen sus errores. Don't justify your mistakes. |
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