garantizar Imperfect Conjugation
garantizar — to guarantee
The imperfect of garantizar is fully regular: garantizaba, garantizabas, garantizaba, garantizábamos, garantizabais, garantizaban.
garantizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing guarantees in the past or background conditions (e.g., 'The contract used to guarantee...').
Notes on garantizar in the Imperfect
Garantizar is fully regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form: garantizábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes, la marca garantizaba sus piezas de por vida.
Before, the brand used to guarantee its parts for life.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros garantizábamos el éxito de cada proyecto.
We used to guarantee the success of every project.
nosotros
Tú garantizabas que no habría problemas.
You were guaranteeing that there wouldn't be problems.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: garantizábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: garantiza
The imperative of garantizar uses 'z' for 'tú/vosotros' and 'c' for 'usted/ustedes': garantiza, garantice, garanticemos, garantizad, garanticen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no garantices
The negative imperative of garantizar always uses 'c': no garantices, no garantice, no garanticemos, no garanticéis, no garanticen.