aterrorizar Imperfect Conjugation
aterrorizar — to terrify
The imperfect is regular: aterrorizaba, aterrorizabas, aterrorizaba, aterrorizábamos, aterrorizabais, aterrorizaban.
aterrorizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a state of terror in the past or something that used to terrify people habitually.
Notes on aterrorizar in the Imperfect
Aterrorizar is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Example Sentences
Antes, los payasos me aterrorizaban.
Before, clowns used to terrify me.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El monstruo aterrorizaba a todo el reino.
The monster was terrifying the whole kingdom.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros aterrorizábamos a los gatos sin querer.
We used to terrify the cats without meaning to.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'aterrorizía' instead of 'aterrorizaba'.
Correct: aterrorizaba
Why: Only -er and -ir verbs use the -ía ending; -ar verbs always use -aba.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aterrorizo
The present tense is fully regular: aterrorizo, aterrorizas, aterroriza, aterrorizamos, aterrorizáis, aterrorizan.
Preterite
yo: aterroricé
Aterrorizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'z' to 'c': aterroricé.
Future
yo: aterrorizaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: aterrorizaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aterrorice
Aterrorizar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: aterrorice, aterrorices, aterrorice, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aterrorizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: aterrorizara, aterrorizaras, aterrorizara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aterroriza
The imperative uses 'aterroriza' (tú) and 'aterroricen' (ustedes), with a spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aterrorices
All negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no aterrorices, no aterrorice, no aterroricen.