autorizar Preterite Conjugation
autorizar — to authorize
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: autoricé, autorizaste, autorizó, autorizamos, autorizasteis, autorizaron.
autorizar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use this for specific times in the past when an authorization was officially granted or completed.
Notes on autorizar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form changes 'z' to 'c' (autoricé). All other forms are regular and use 'z'.
Example Sentences
Ayer autoricé el reembolso del cliente.
Yesterday I authorized the customer's refund.
yo
El director autorizó la compra el lunes pasado.
The director authorized the purchase last Monday.
él/ella/usted
Ya autorizamos todos los documentos necesarios.
We already authorized all the necessary documents.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'autorizé' in the yo form.
Correct: autoricé
Why: Spelling rules require changing 'z' to 'c' before the letter 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: autorizo
The present tense is fully regular: autorizo, autorizas, autoriza, autorizamos, autorizáis, autorizan.
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: autorizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: autorizara, autorizaras, autorizara, autorizáramos, autorizarais, autorizaran.
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.