garantizar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
garantizar — to guarantee
The imperative of garantizar uses 'z' for 'tú/vosotros' and 'c' for 'usted/ustedes': garantiza, garantice, garanticemos, garantizad, garanticen.
garantizar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions to ensure or guarantee something.
Notes on garantizar in the Affirmative Imperative
The forms for 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' change 'z' to 'c' because they are pulled from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Garantiza tu futuro hoy mismo!
Guarantee your future today!
tú
Por favor, garantice que el paquete llegue mañana.
Please, guarantee that the package arrives tomorrow.
Garanticen la calidad antes de vender.
Guarantee the quality before selling.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'garantiza' for the 'usted' command.
Correct: garantice
Why: The formal 'usted' command must use the subjunctive-style 'e' ending, which triggers the z-to-c change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: garantizo
The present tense of garantizar is regular: garantizo, garantizas, garantiza, garantizamos, garantizáis, garantizan.
Preterite
yo: garanticé
The preterite of garantizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: garanticé, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: garantizaba
The imperfect of garantizar is fully regular: garantizaba, garantizabas, garantizaba, garantizábamos, garantizabais, garantizaban.
Future
yo: garantizaré
The future of garantizar is regular: garantizaré, garantizarás, garantizará, garantizaremos, garantizaréis, garantizarán.
Conditional
yo: garantizaría
The conditional of garantizar is regular: garantizaría, garantizarías, garantizaría, garantizaríamos, garantizaríais, garantizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: garantice
The present subjunctive of garantizar changes 'z' to 'c' in all forms: garantice, garantices, garantice, garanticemos, garanticéis, garanticen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: garantizara
The imperfect subjunctive of garantizar is regular (based on the preterite): garantizara, garantizaras, garantizara, garantizáramos, garantizarais, garantizaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no garantices
The negative imperative of garantizar always uses 'c': no garantices, no garantice, no garanticemos, no garanticéis, no garanticen.