localizar Imperfect Conjugation
localizar — to locate
The imperfect of localizar is regular: localizaba, localizabas, localizaba...
localizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe an ongoing search in the past or to explain where something used to be located habitually.
Notes on localizar in the Imperfect
Localizar is fully regular in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Antes, localizábamos las calles con un mapa de papel.
Before, we used to locate streets with a paper map.
nosotros
Ella localizaba fallos en el sistema todos los días.
She used to find/locate system glitches every day.
él/ella/usted
Mientras yo localizaba el sitio, tú comprabas las entradas.
While I was locating the place, you were buying the tickets.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él' forms.
Correct: Context is key, as both are 'localizaba'.
Why: In the imperfect, the first and third person singular forms are identical.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'localizar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
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.
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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: localiza
Use 'localiza' (tú) or 'localice' (usted) to give direct orders to find something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no localices
All negative commands for localizar use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.