garantizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
garantizar — to guarantee
The imperfect subjunctive of garantizar is regular (based on the preterite): garantizara, garantizaras, garantizara, garantizáramos, garantizarais, garantizaran.
garantizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb is in the past (e.g., 'I asked them to guarantee...').
Notes on garantizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense uses the 'z' because the endings start with 'a'. Note the accent on the nosotros form: garantizáramos.
Example Sentences
Si la empresa garantizara el envío, yo lo compraría.
If the company guaranteed the shipping, I would buy it.
él/ella/usted
Me pidieron que yo garantizara los resultados.
They asked me to guarantee the results.
yo
Si nosotros garantizáramos el éxito, seríamos ricos.
If we guaranteed success, we would be rich.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'c' instead of 'z' (e.g., garanticara).
Correct: garantizara
Why: Since the ending starts with 'a', the 'z' is kept.
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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.
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.