enlazar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
enlazar — to link
The present subjunctive of enlazar features a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all persons: enlace, enlaces, enlace, enlacemos, enlacéis, enlacen.
enlazar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, doubt, or suggestion about connecting things or linking ideas, such as after 'espero que' or 'quiero que'.
Notes on enlazar in the Present Subjunctive
This verb undergoes a orthographic change: the 'z' changes to a 'c' before the 'e' of the subjunctive endings to maintain the soft 's' sound.
Example Sentences
Espero que el sistema enlace bien los datos.
I hope the system links the data well.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que enlacemos estos dos párrafos.
It is important that we link these two paragraphs.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos enlacen las cuentas hoy.
I doubt that they will link the accounts today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'enlaze' with a 'z'.
Correct: enlace
Why: In Spanish, 'z' usually changes to 'c' before the letter 'e'.
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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.).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enlazara
The imperfect subjunctive of enlazar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: enlazara, enlazaras, enlazara, etc.
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.