canalizar Imperfect Conjugation
canalizar — to channel
The imperfect of canalizar is regular: canalizaba, canalizabas, canalizaba, canalizábamos, canalizabais, canalizaban.
canalizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how things used to be channeled or an ongoing process of channeling in the past.
Notes on canalizar in the Imperfect
Fully regular -ar verb in the imperfect. No spelling changes occur here because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo canalizaba mi energía en el fútbol.
As a child, I used to channel my energy into soccer.
yo
Anteriormente, ellos canalizaban el agua de forma manual.
Previously, they used to channel the water manually.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros canalizábamos las quejas por teléfono.
We were channeling the complaints by phone.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: canalizabamos
Correct: canalizábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: canalizo
The present tense of canalizar is fully regular: canalizo, canalizas, canaliza, canalizamos, canalizáis, canalizan.
Preterite
yo: canalicé
The preterite of canalizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'canalicé'.
Future
yo: canalizaré
The future tense of canalizar is regular: canalizaré, canalizarás, canalizará, canalizaremos, canalizaréis, canalizarán.
Conditional
yo: canalizaría
The conditional of canalizar is regular: canalizaría, canalizarías, canalizaría, canalizaríamos, canalizaríais, canalizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: canalice
The present subjunctive of canalizar features a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all persons: canalice, canalices, canalice, canalicemos, canalicéis, canalicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: canalizara
The imperfect subjunctive of canalizar is regular, formed from the third-person plural preterite: canalizara, canalizaras, canalizara, canalizáramos, canalizarais, canalizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: canaliza
The imperative of canalizar uses the 'z' for 'tú' and 'vosotros', but changes to 'c' for 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no canalices
The negative imperative of canalizar always uses the 'c' spelling: no canalices, no canalice, no canalicemos, no canalicéis, no canalicen.