especializar Present Conjugation
especializar — to specialize
The present tense of especializar is regular: especializo, especializas, especializa, especializamos, especializáis, especializan.
especializar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about what someone currently does for a living or a student's chosen major. It is often used with the reflexive 'se' (especializarse) to say what someone is majoring in.
Notes on especializar in the Present
This verb is completely regular in the present indicative. There are no spelling changes or stem changes here.
Example Sentences
Me especializo en marketing digital.
I specialize in digital marketing.
yo
Él se especializa en derecho penal.
He specializes in criminal law.
él/ella/usted
¿En qué área se especializan ustedes?
In which area do you all specialize?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'especializar' without 'en'.
Correct: Especializarse en.
Why: In Spanish, you always specialize 'in' (en) a subject, just like in English.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: especialicé
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: especialicé, especializaste, especializó, especializamos, especializasteis, especializaron.
Imperfect
yo: especializaba
The imperfect of especializar is regular: especializaba, especializabas, especializaba, especializábamos, especializabais, especializaban.
Future
yo: especializaré
The future tense is regular: especializaré, especializarás, especializará, especializaremos, especializaréis, especializarán.
Conditional
yo: especializaría
The conditional is regular: especializaría, especializarías, especializaría, especializaríamos, especializaríais, especializarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: especialice
The present subjunctive requires a spelling change in all forms: especialice, especialices, especialice, especialicemos, especialicéis, especialicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: especializara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: especializara, especializaras, especializara, especializáramos, especializarais, especializaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: especializa
The imperative forms are: especializa (tú), especialice (usted), especialicemos (nosotros), especializad (vosotros), especialicen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no especialices
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no especialices, no especialice, no especialicemos, no especialicéis, no especialicen.