hipnotizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
hipnotizar — to hypnotize
The imperfect subjunctive of hipnotizar is regular: hipnotizara, hipnotizaras, hipnotizara, hipnotizáramos, hipnotizarais, hipnotizaran.
hipnotizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests, such as 'If I hypnotized you...' or 'I wanted him to hypnotize me.'
Notes on hipnotizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for hipnotizar. Unlike the present subjunctive, it keeps the 'z' because the suffix starts with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si yo te hipnotizara, olvidarías tus problemas.
If I hypnotized you, you would forget your problems.
yo
Me pidió que hipnotizáramos a los invitados.
He asked us to hypnotize the guests.
nosotros
Si ellos hipnotizaran a la audiencia, sería un gran show.
If they hypnotized the audience, it would be a great show.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: hipnotizáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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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'.
Imperfect
yo: hipnotizaba
The imperfect of hipnotizar is regular: hipnotizaba, hipnotizabas, hipnotizaba, hipnotizábamos, hipnotizabais, hipnotizaban.
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.
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.