familiarizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
familiarizar — to familiarize
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: familiarizara, familiarizaras, familiarizara, familiarizáramos, familiarizarais, familiarizaran.
familiarizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense doubts or hypothetical scenarios, such as 'If I familiarized myself with the area, I wouldn't get lost'.
Notes on familiarizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is built from the third-person plural of the preterite (familiarizaron) by removing the -ron and adding the specific endings.
Example Sentences
Si me familiarizara con el idioma, hablaría más.
If I familiarized myself with the language, I would speak more.
yo
El jefe quería que nos familiarizáramos con el proyecto.
The boss wanted us to familiarize ourselves with the project.
nosotros
Me gustaría que te familiarizaras con mi familia.
I would like you to get to know my family.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: familiarizariamos
Correct: familiarizáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: familiariza
Use 'familiariza' (tú) or 'familiarice' (usted). Remember the Z to C change for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no familiarices
All negative commands for familiarizar use the Z to C spelling change: no familiarices, no familiarice...