enlazar Preterite Conjugation
enlazar — to link
Enlazar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'z' to 'c': enlacé.
enlazar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific moment when you connected or linked something, like a hyperlink or a physical chain.
Notes on enlazar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes from 'z' to 'c' (enlacé) to preserve the sound. All other forms (enlazaste, enlazó, etc.) are regular with a 'z'.
Example Sentences
Ayer enlacé mi cuenta bancaria a la aplicación.
Yesterday I linked my bank account to the app.
yo
Él enlazó los dos cables rápidamente.
He linked the two cables quickly.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros enlazamos los documentos el lunes.
We linked the documents on Monday.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'enlazé' with a 'z'.
Correct: enlacé
Why: Spelling rules require 'z' to become 'c' before 'e' in verbs ending in -ar.
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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.
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.
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.