generalizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
generalizar — to generalize
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: generalizara, generalizaras, etc.
generalizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests involving broad statements, such as 'If I were to generalize...' or 'They wanted us to generalize'.
Notes on generalizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It uses the stem 'generalizar-' followed by the standard -ra or -se endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo generalizara, diría que todos son amables.
If I were to generalize, I would say everyone is kind.
yo
Me pidió que no generalizáramos tanto.
He asked us not to generalize so much.
nosotros
No quería que ellos generalizaran sobre el problema.
I didn't want them to generalize about the problem.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: generalizarais (without the 'i')
Correct: generalizarais
Why: Learners often forget the 'i' in the vosotros ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: generalizo
The present tense of generalizar is completely regular: generalizo, generalizas, generaliza, etc.
Preterite
yo: generalicé
Generalizar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form (generalicé), which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: generalizaba
The imperfect of generalizar is regular: generalizaba, generalizabas, generalizaba, etc.
Future
yo: generalizaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive generalizar.
Conditional
yo: generalizaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive generalizar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: generalice
The present subjunctive of generalizar requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: generalice, generalices, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: generaliza
The imperative uses 'generaliza' (tú) and 'generalice' (usted), with the 'z' changing to 'c' in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no generalices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no generalices, no generalice, etc.