hipnotizar Imperfect Conjugation
hipnotizar — to hypnotize
The imperfect of hipnotizar is regular: hipnotizaba, hipnotizabas, hipnotizaba, hipnotizábamos, hipnotizabais, hipnotizaban.
hipnotizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe ongoing past actions or how a magician used to hypnotize people regularly.
Notes on hipnotizar in the Imperfect
Hipnotizar is a regular -ar verb in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
El mago hipnotizaba a tres personas cada noche.
The magician used to hypnotize three people every night.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros hipnotizábamos a los amigos en la escuela.
We used to hypnotize our friends at school.
nosotros
Tú hipnotizabas con tus historias.
You used to hypnotize [people] with your stories.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'hipnotizía' instead of 'hipnotizaba'.
Correct: hipnotizaba
Why: -ar verbs use 'aba' endings in the imperfect, while -er/-ir verbs use 'ía'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: hipnotizo
The present tense of hipnotizar is regular: hipnotizo, hipnotizas, hipnotiza, hipnotizamos, hipnotizáis, hipnotizan.
Preterite
yo: hipnoticé
The preterite of hipnotizar is regular except for the 'yo' form (hipnoticé), which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Future
yo: hipnotizaré
The future tense of hipnotizar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (hipnotizaré, hipnotizarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: hipnotizaría
The conditional of hipnotizar is regular: hipnotizaría, hipnotizarías, hipnotizaría, hipnotizaríamos, hipnotizaríais, hipnotizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: hipnotice
The present subjunctive of hipnotizar requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' (hipnotice) to keep the 's' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: hipnotizara
The imperfect subjunctive of hipnotizar is regular: hipnotizara, hipnotizaras, hipnotizara, hipnotizáramos, hipnotizarais, hipnotizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: hipnotiza
The imperative of hipnotizar uses 'z' for 'tú' (hipnotiza) and 'c' for formal/plural commands (hipnotice, hipnoticen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no hipnotices
The negative imperative of hipnotizar always uses the 'c' spelling: no hipnotices, no hipnotice, no hipnoticen.