localizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
localizar — to locate
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: localizara, localizaras, localizara...
localizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past doubts or hypothetical 'if' situations regarding locating something.
Notes on localizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the preterite stem. Note that the Z remains because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si yo localizara el tesoro, sería rico.
If I located the treasure, I would be rich.
yo
Me pidió que localizara a su hermano.
He asked me to locate his brother.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a 'C' (localicara).
Correct: localizara
Why: Unlike the present subjunctive, the endings here start with 'a', so the 'Z' is perfectly fine and should not be changed.
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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...).
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'.