enlazar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
enlazar — to link
The imperfect subjunctive of enlazar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: enlazara, enlazaras, enlazara, etc.
enlazar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding linking things, often after 'si' (if) or verbs of influence in the past.
Notes on enlazar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for enlazar. It uses the 'z' because the endings start with 'a', which doesn't require a spelling change.
Example Sentences
Si enlazaras los archivos, sería más fácil.
If you linked the files, it would be easier.
tú
Me pidió que enlazara su sitio web.
He asked me to link his website.
yo
Ojalá enlazaran mejor las ideas en el ensayo.
I wish they linked the ideas in the essay better.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'enlacara' with a 'c'.
Correct: enlazara
Why: The spelling change to 'c' only happens before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'a', the 'z' remains.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enlazo
Enlazar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: enlazo, enlazas, enlaza, enlazamos, enlazáis, enlazan.
Preterite
yo: enlacé
Enlazar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'z' to 'c': enlacé.
Imperfect
yo: enlazaba
The imperfect of enlazar is regular: enlazaba, enlazabas, enlazaba, enlazábamos, enlazabais, enlazaban.
Future
yo: enlazaré
The future of enlazar is regular: just add endings to the infinitive (enlazaré, enlazarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: enlazaría
The conditional of enlazar is regular: add -ía to the infinitive (enlazaría, enlazarías, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: enlace
The present subjunctive of enlazar features a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all persons: enlace, enlaces, enlace, enlacemos, enlacéis, enlacen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enlaza
The imperative uses 'enlaza' for informal commands and 'enlace/enlacen' (with a 'c') for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enlaces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no enlaces, no enlace, no enlacemos, no enlacéis, no enlacen.