bautizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
bautizar — to baptize
The imperfect subjunctive of bautizar is regular: bautizara, bautizaras, bautizara, bautizáramos, bautizarais, bautizaran.
bautizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding a baptism, often after 'si' (if) or verbs of influence in the past.
Notes on bautizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Bautizar is regular in this tense. It follows the standard pattern based on the third-person plural preterite (bautizaron).
Example Sentences
Si lo bautizaran hoy, no podría ir.
If they were to baptize him today, I couldn't go.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me pidió que bautizara al niño.
He asked me to baptize the child.
yo
Si bautizáramos al barco ahora, sería mala suerte.
If we were to christen the ship now, it would be bad luck.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bautizara-mos
Correct: bautizáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the suffix.
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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.
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.