bautizar Future Conjugation
bautizar — to baptize
The future of bautizar is regular: bautizaré, bautizarás, bautizará, bautizaremos, bautizaréis, bautizarán.
bautizar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for events that will happen later, like a scheduled baptism ceremony.
Notes on bautizar in the Future
Bautizar is regular in the future. Simply add the future endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Bautizaremos al bebé el próximo mes.
We will baptize the baby next month.
nosotros
Supongo que lo bautizarán en la catedral.
I suppose they will baptize him in the cathedral.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mañana bautizaré mi nuevo velero.
Tomorrow I will christen my new sailboat.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bautizare
Correct: bautizaré
Why: The future tense requires an accent on the final 'e' for the 'yo' form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: bautizaría
The conditional of bautizar is regular: bautizaría, bautizarías, bautizaría, bautizaríamos, bautizaríais, bautizarían.
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.