autorizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
autorizar — to authorize
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: autorizara, autorizaras, autorizara, autorizáramos, autorizarais, autorizaran.
autorizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past requests for permission or in hypothetical 'if' scenarios, such as 'If they authorized the loan, I would buy the house.'
Notes on autorizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular and uses the 'z' throughout because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si el banco autorizara el crédito, compraríamos el coche.
If the bank authorized the credit, we would buy the car.
él/ella/usted
Me pidió que autorizara el acceso a la carpeta.
He asked me to authorize access to the folder.
yo
No creía que autorizaran la construcción tan rápido.
I didn't think they would authorize the construction so quickly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'autorizaramos'.
Correct: autorizáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: autorizo
The present tense is fully regular: autorizo, autorizas, autoriza, autorizamos, autorizáis, autorizan.
Preterite
yo: autoricé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: autoricé, autorizaste, autorizó, autorizamos, autorizasteis, autorizaron.
Imperfect
yo: autorizaba
The imperfect is regular: autorizaba, autorizabas, autorizaba, autorizábamos, autorizabais, autorizaban.
Future
yo: autorizaré
The future tense is regular: autorizaré, autorizarás, autorizará, autorizaremos, autorizaréis, autorizarán.
Conditional
yo: autorizaría
The conditional is regular: autorizaría, autorizarías, autorizaría, autorizaríamos, autorizaríais, autorizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: autorice
The present subjunctive of autorizar features a Z to C spelling change: autorice, autorices, autorice, autoricemos, autoricéis, autoricen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: autoriza
The imperative uses 'autoriza' (tú) and 'autorice' (usted) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no autorices
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling: no autorices, no autorice, no autoricemos, no autoricéis, no autoricen.