familiarizar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
familiarizar — to familiarize
Use 'familiariza' (tú) or 'familiarice' (usted). Remember the Z to C change for formal commands.
familiarizar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or advice to someone to get to know a tool or environment.
Notes on familiarizar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the spelling change (Z to C) because they come from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Familiariza a los nuevos empleados con el local.
Familiarize the new employees with the premises.
tú
Familiarice a su perro con el nuevo hogar.
Familiarize your dog with the new home.
Familiaricémonos con el plan de seguridad.
Let's familiarize ourselves with the safety plan.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: familiarize
Correct: familiarice
Why: In the formal 'usted' command, the 'z' must change to 'c' because it precedes an 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: familiarizo
The present tense is fully regular: familiarizo, familiarizas, familiariza, familiarizamos, familiarizáis, familiarizan.
Preterite
yo: familiaricé
Familiarizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes Z to C: familiaricé.
Imperfect
yo: familiarizaba
The imperfect is regular: familiarizaba, familiarizabas, familiarizaba, familiarizábamos, familiarizabais, familiarizaban.
Future
yo: familiarizaré
The future tense is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: familiarizaré, familiarizarás, familiarizará...
Conditional
yo: familiarizaría
The conditional is regular: familiarizaría, familiarizarías, familiarizaría, familiarizaríamos, familiarizaríais, familiarizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: familiarice
Familiarizar undergoes a Z to C spelling change in all forms: familiarice, familiarices, familiarice, familiaricemos, familiaricéis, familiaricen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: familiarizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: familiarizara, familiarizaras, familiarizara, familiarizáramos, familiarizarais, familiarizaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no familiarices
All negative commands for familiarizar use the Z to C spelling change: no familiarices, no familiarice...