especializar Preterite Conjugation
especializar — to specialize
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: especialicé, especializaste, especializó, especializamos, especializasteis, especializaron.
especializar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe the specific moment someone completed their specialization or a past event where a company focused its niche.
Notes on especializar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'z' to 'c' (especialicé) to keep the pronunciation soft before the letter 'e'. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Me especialicé en cirugía el año pasado.
I specialized in surgery last year.
yo
Tú te especializaste en historia del arte.
You specialized in art history.
tú
La empresa se especializó en software educativo.
The company specialized in educational software.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'especializé'.
Correct: especialicé
Why: In Spanish, 'z' usually changes to 'c' before 'e' or 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: especializo
The present tense of especializar is regular: especializo, especializas, especializa, especializamos, especializáis, especializan.
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.