familiarizar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
familiarizar — to familiarize
Familiarizar undergoes a Z to C spelling change in all forms: familiarice, familiarices, familiarice, familiaricemos, familiaricéis, familiaricen.
familiarizar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or recommendation about someone getting used to something, like 'Espero que te familiarices con el software'.
Notes on familiarizar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a spelling-change verb. Because the 'z' cannot be followed by an 'e' in Spanish spelling, it changes to a 'c' throughout the entire present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Es necesario que te familiarices con las reglas.
It is necessary that you familiarize yourself with the rules.
tú
Busco a alguien que se familiarice rápido con el equipo.
I'm looking for someone who gets familiar with the equipment quickly.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos se familiaricen con el plan tan pronto.
I doubt they will familiarize themselves with the plan so soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: familiarizes
Correct: familiarices
Why: In Spanish, the letter 'z' almost always changes to 'c' before the letter '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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: familiarizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: familiarizara, familiarizaras, familiarizara, familiarizáramos, familiarizarais, familiarizaran.
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...