materializar Imperfect Conjugation
materializar — to materialize
The imperfect of materializar is regular: materializaba, materializabas, materializaba...
materializar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a project that was in the process of taking shape or a recurring situation in the past.
Notes on materializar in the Imperfect
Materializar is completely regular in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
En esa época, mis ideas no se materializaban.
At that time, my ideas weren't materializing.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mientras yo materializaba el plan, él miraba.
While I was materializing the plan, he was watching.
yo
Nosotros materializábamos el arte con arcilla.
We used to materialize art with clay.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'materializaba' (yo/él) with 'materializábamos' (nosotros) regarding accents.
Correct: Only the nosotros form (materializábamos) has an accent.
Why: In the -aba endings, only the 'we' form is stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: materializo
The present tense of materializar is completely regular: materializo, materializas, materializa...
Preterite
yo: materialicé
The preterite marks a specific moment of realization; note the 'z' to 'c' change in the 'yo' form: materialicé.
Future
yo: materializaré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive: materializaré, materializarás, materializará...
Conditional
yo: materializaría
The conditional is regular: infinitive + ía: materializaría, materializarías, materializaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: materialice
The present subjunctive of materializar requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: materialice, materialices, materialice...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: materializara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the 'ellos' preterite stem: materializara, materializaras, materializara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: materializa
The imperative uses materializa (tú) and materialice (usted) to give direct orders.
Negative Imperative
yo: no materialices
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling: no materialices, no materialice...