bautizar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
bautizar — to baptize
Bautizar undergoes a Z to C spelling change before the letter 'e' in all forms: bautice, bautices, bautice, bauticemos, bauticéis, bauticen.
bautizar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or request that someone be baptized, or in impersonal phrases like 'es necesario que'.
Notes on bautizar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a spelling-change verb. Because Spanish spelling rules generally avoid 'ze', the 'z' changes to 'c' when followed by 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que bauticen al bebé pronto.
I hope they baptize the baby soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mis padres quieren que yo bautice a mi hijo.
My parents want me to baptize my son.
yo
Es posible que lo bauticemos en verano.
It's possible we will baptize him in the summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bautize
Correct: bautice
Why: In Spanish, the 'z' almost always changes to 'c' before the letter 'e'.
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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.
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.