bautizar Conditional Conjugation
bautizar — to baptize
The conditional of bautizar is regular: bautizaría, bautizarías, bautizaría, bautizaríamos, bautizaríais, bautizarían.
bautizar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypothetical baptisms ('I would baptize') or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on bautizar in the Conditional
Bautizar is regular in the conditional. Add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo bautizaría al niño si fuera el padre.
I would baptize the child if I were the father.
yo
¿Bautizarías a tu hijo en una iglesia pequeña?
Would you baptize your son in a small church?
tú
Dijeron que bautizarían al barco hoy.
They said they would christen the boat today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bautizaria
Correct: bautizaría
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bautizo
Bautizar is completely regular in the present indicative: bautizo, bautizas, bautiza, bautizamos, bautizáis, bautizan.
Preterite
yo: bauticé
Bautizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes Z to C: bauticé.
Imperfect
yo: bautizaba
The imperfect of bautizar is regular: bautizaba, bautizabas, bautizaba, bautizábamos, bautizabais, bautizaban.
Future
yo: bautizaré
The future of bautizar is regular: bautizaré, bautizarás, bautizará, bautizaremos, bautizaréis, bautizarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: bautice
Bautizar undergoes a Z to C spelling change before the letter 'e' in all forms: bautice, bautices, bautice, bauticemos, bauticéis, bauticen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bautizara
The imperfect subjunctive of bautizar is regular: bautizara, bautizaras, bautizara, bautizáramos, bautizarais, bautizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bautiza
The imperative uses 'bautiza' (tú) and spelling-changed forms for others: bautice (usted), bauticemos (nosotros), bauticen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no bautices
The negative imperative always uses the Z to C spelling change: no bautices, no bautice, no bauticemos, no bauticéis, no bauticen.