generalizar Present Conjugation
generalizar — to generalize
The present tense of generalizar is completely regular: generalizo, generalizas, generaliza, etc.
generalizar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual actions or general truths, like saying 'People often generalize' or 'I don't usually generalize'.
Notes on generalizar in the Present
This verb is fully regular in the present indicative. No spelling changes occur here because the endings start with 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Yo nunca generalizo sobre otras culturas.
I never generalize about other cultures.
yo
Mucha gente generaliza sin conocer la realidad.
Many people generalize without knowing the reality.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué siempre generalizáis así?
Why do you all always generalize like that?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: generalizo (spelled with a 'c')
Correct: generalizo
Why: The 'z' remains because the following vowel is 'o'. The 'z' to 'c' change only happens before 'e' or 'i'.
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Related Tenses
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: generalizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: generalizara, generalizaras, 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.