bautizar Imperfect Conjugation
bautizar — to baptize
The imperfect of bautizar is regular: bautizaba, bautizabas, bautizaba, bautizábamos, bautizabais, bautizaban.
bautizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for past habits, ongoing actions, or to describe the background of a story involving a baptism.
Notes on bautizar in the Imperfect
Bautizar is regular in the imperfect. All -ar verbs use the -aba endings.
Example Sentences
Antiguamente, se bautizaba a los niños al nacer.
In the past, children were baptized at birth.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros bautizábamos a muchos bebés cada domingo.
We used to baptize many babies every Sunday.
nosotros
Mientras el cura bautizaba al niño, todos sonreían.
While the priest was baptizing the child, everyone was smiling.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bautizaba-mos
Correct: bautizábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always has an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
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.
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.