localizar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
localizar — to locate
Use 'localiza' (tú) or 'localice' (usted) to give direct orders to find something.
localizar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when you need someone to find a location, a person, or an object immediately.
Notes on localizar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the Z to C spelling change (localice, localicemos, localicen).
Example Sentences
Localiza el punto en el mapa.
Locate the point on the map.
tú
Localice al gerente, por favor.
Locate the manager, please.
usted
Localicemos una gasolinera rápido.
Let's locate a gas station quickly.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'localiz' for the usted command.
Correct: localice
Why: Formal commands always use the subjunctive forms, which require the Z to C change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: localizo
Localizar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense (localizo, localizas, localiza...).
Preterite
yo: localicé
The preterite of localizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (localicé), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: localizaba
The imperfect of localizar is regular: localizaba, localizabas, localizaba...
Future
yo: localizaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive (localizaré).
Conditional
yo: localizaría
Form the conditional by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: localizaría, localizarías...
Present Subjunctive
yo: localice
The present subjunctive uses a 'C' instead of 'Z' in all forms (localice, localices...).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: localizara
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: localizara, localizaras, localizara...
Negative Imperative
yo: no localices
All negative commands for localizar use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.