actualizar Present Conjugation
actualizar — to update
The present tense of actualizar is completely regular: actualizo, actualizas, actualiza, actualizamos, actualizáis, actualizan.
actualizar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual updates or things you are doing right now, like 'I update my blog every week.'
Notes on actualizar in the Present
Actualizar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense. No spelling changes occur here because the endings don't start with 'e' (except in the subjunctive).
Example Sentences
Siempre actualizo mis aplicaciones.
I always update my apps.
yo
¿Actualizas tu estado de Facebook a menudo?
Do you update your Facebook status often?
tú
Ellos actualizan los precios cada mañana.
They update the prices every morning.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: actualico
Correct: actualizo
Why: Learners sometimes over-apply the 'z to c' rule from the preterite/subjunctive to the present 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: actualicé
The preterite of actualizar is regular except for the 'yo' form (actualicé), which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: actualizaba
The imperfect of actualizar is regular: actualizaba, actualizabas, actualizaba, actualizábamos, actualizabais, actualizaban.
Future
yo: actualizaré
The future tense is regular; just add endings to the infinitive: actualizaré, actualizarás, actualizará, actualizaremos, actualizaréis, actualizarán.
Conditional
yo: actualizaría
The conditional is regular; add endings to the infinitive: actualizaría, actualizarías, actualizaría, actualizaríamos, actualizaríais, actualizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: actualice
The present subjunctive of actualizar involves a 'z' to 'c' spelling change in all persons: actualice, actualices, actualice, actualicemos, actualicéis, actualicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: actualizara
The imperfect subjunctive of actualizar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: actualizara, actualizaras, actualizara, actualizáramos, actualizarais, actualizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: actualiza
The imperative for actualizar is: actualiza (tú), actualice (usted), actualicemos (nosotros), actualizad (vosotros), actualicen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no actualices
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no actualices, no actualice, no actualicemos, no actualicéis, no actualicen.