bautizar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
bautizar — to baptize
The imperative uses 'bautiza' (tú) and spelling-changed forms for others: bautice (usted), bauticemos (nosotros), bauticen (ustedes).
bautizar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to baptize someone or name a project.
Notes on bautizar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (bautiza). The other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) use the Z to C spelling change because they come from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Bautiza al niño ahora, por favor.
Baptize the child now, please.
tú
Bautice usted al bebé con cuidado.
Baptize the baby carefully (formal).
usted
Bauticemos este nuevo restaurante como 'El Sol'.
Let's name this new restaurant 'The Sun'.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bautize (usted)
Correct: bautice
Why: Remember the Z to C spelling change for commands that end in 'e' or 'en'.
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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.
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.
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.