aplazar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
aplazar — to postpone
Aplazar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' before the letter 'e' (aplace, aplaces).
aplazar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone else to postpone something, or when expressing doubt/necessity about a delay (e.g., 'Espero que aplacen la cita').
Notes on aplazar in the Present Subjunctive
This tense is regular in its endings, but it features a 'z' to 'c' orthographic change to maintain the soft 's' sound before the vowel 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que no aplacen el concierto otra vez.
I hope they don't postpone the concert again.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es necesario que yo aplace mi viaje.
It is necessary that I postpone my trip.
yo
Dudo que el jefe aplace la reunión.
I doubt the boss will postpone the meeting.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'aplaze' with a 'z'.
Correct: aplace
Why: In Spanish, the letter 'z' almost never appears before 'e' or 'i'; it must change to a 'c' to keep the same sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aplazo
Aplazar is completely regular in the present indicative (aplazo, aplazas).
Preterite
yo: aplacé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'aplacé'.
Imperfect
yo: aplazaba
The imperfect of aplazar is regular, using the -aba endings (aplazaba, aplazabas).
Future
yo: aplazaré
The future tense of aplazar is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: aplazaría
The conditional is regular: add the -ía endings to the infinitive 'aplazar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aplazara
The imperfect subjunctive of aplazar is regular, following the 'ra' pattern (aplazara, aplazaras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aplaza
Direct commands for aplazar involve the 'z' to 'c' change in all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aplaces
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms and change 'z' to 'c'.