bautizar Preterite Conjugation
bautizar — to baptize
Bautizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes Z to C: bauticé.
bautizar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific event in the past, such as the day a person was baptized or a ship was christened.
Notes on bautizar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (bauticé) due to the Z to C spelling rule before 'e'. All other forms (bautizaste, bautizó, etc.) are regular.
Example Sentences
Bauticé a mi sobrino el domingo pasado.
I baptized my nephew last Sunday.
yo
¿Cuándo bautizaron al nuevo barco?
When did they christen the new ship?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El cura bautizó a tres niños ayer.
The priest baptized three children yesterday.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bautizé
Correct: bauticé
Why: The letter 'z' is replaced by 'c' before 'e' to maintain the soft 's/th' sound in Spanish spelling.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bautizo
Bautizar is completely regular in the present indicative: bautizo, bautizas, bautiza, bautizamos, bautizáis, bautizan.
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.
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.