aterrorizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
aterrorizar — to terrify
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: aterrorizara, aterrorizaras, aterrorizara...
aterrorizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical scenarios or past emotions regarding something scary, like 'Si me aterrorizara, me iría'.
Notes on aterrorizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It uses the stem from the preterite 'aterrorizaron' and keeps the 'z' because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si el payaso me aterrorizara, saldría corriendo.
If the clown terrified me, I would run away.
yo
Me sorprendió que nos aterrorizaran tanto.
It surprised me that they terrified us so much.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si tú aterrorizaras a los niños, tendrías problemas.
If you terrified the children, you would have problems.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'aterroricera' with a 'c'.
Correct: aterrorizara
Why: The 'z' to 'c' change only happens before 'e' or 'i'. Since the ending here starts with 'a', the 'z' stays.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: aterrorizaba
The imperfect is regular: aterrorizaba, aterrorizabas, aterrorizaba, aterrorizábamos, aterrorizabais, aterrorizaban.
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.
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.