enfatizar Present Conjugation
enfatizar — to emphasize
Enfatizar is completely regular in the present indicative: enfatizo, enfatizas, enfatiza, enfatizamos, enfatizáis, enfatizan.
enfatizar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to describe what someone usually highlights in their speech, or to state a current fact about what a report emphasizes.
Notes on enfatizar in the Present
This verb is fully regular in the present tense. The 'z' stays throughout because the endings start with 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Yo enfatizo siempre la calidad sobre la cantidad.
I always emphasize quality over quantity.
yo
Este informe enfatiza los éxitos del año.
This report emphasizes the year's successes.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué enfatizan tanto ese problema?
Why do they emphasize that problem so much?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enfatico
Correct: enfatizo
Why: There is no reason to change the 'z' in the present indicative 'yo' form; 'zo' is a standard Spanish sound.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: enfaticé
Enfatizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'enfaticé' to preserve the sound.
Imperfect
yo: enfatizaba
The imperfect of enfatizar is regular: enfatizaba, enfatizabas, enfatizaba, enfatizábamos, enfatizabais, enfatizaban.
Future
yo: enfatizaré
The future of enfatizar is regular: enfatizaré, enfatizarás, enfatizará, enfatizaremos, enfatizaréis, enfatizarán.
Conditional
yo: enfatizaría
The conditional of enfatizar is regular: enfatizaría, enfatizarías, enfatizaría, enfatizaríamos, enfatizaríais, enfatizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enfatice
Enfatizar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all persons: enfatice, enfatices, enfatice, enfaticemos, enfaticéis, enfaticen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enfatizara
The imperfect subjunctive of enfatizar is regular, using the -ra or -se endings: enfatizara, enfatizaras, enfatizara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enfatiza
The affirmative imperative uses 'enfatiza' (tú) and 'enfaticen' (ustedes), with the z-to-c change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enfatices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no enfatices, no enfatice, no enfaticen.