matizar Preterite Conjugation
matizar — to qualify
The preterite features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: maticé, matizaste, matizó, matizamos, matizasteis, matizaron.
matizar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to indicate a specific moment when a statement was clarified or a detail was added to a finished conversation.
Notes on matizar in the Preterite
There is a spelling change in the 'yo' form: the 'z' changes to 'c' (maticé) to maintain the soft 'th/s' sound before the letter 'e'.
Example Sentences
Maticé mi respuesta porque era muy ambigua.
I qualified my answer because it was very ambiguous.
yo
El autor matizó su teoría en el segundo capítulo.
The author clarified his theory in the second chapter.
él/ella/usted
Ustedes matizaron los puntos más importantes.
You all clarified the most important points.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'matizé' with a 'z'.
Correct: The correct spelling is maticé.
Why: In Spanish, 'z' almost never appears before 'e' or 'i'; it must change to 'c'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: matizo
The present tense of matizar is regular: matizo, matizas, matiza, matizamos, matizáis, matizan.
Imperfect
yo: matizaba
The imperfect of matizar is regular: matizaba, matizabas, matizaba, matizábamos, matizabais, matizaban.
Future
yo: matizaré
The future of matizar is regular: matizaré, matizarás, matizará, matizaremos, matizaréis, matizarán.
Conditional
yo: matizaría
The conditional of matizar is regular: matizaría, matizarías, matizaría, matizaríamos, matizaríais, matizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: matice
The present subjunctive of matizar requires a spelling change in all forms: matice, matices, matice, maticemos, maticéis, maticen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: matizara
The imperfect subjunctive of matizar is regular: matizara, matizaras, matizara, matizáramos, matizarais, matizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: matiza
The imperative uses 'z' for the tú form, but 'c' for formal and plural commands: matiza, matice, maticemos, maticéis, maticen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no matices
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling change: no matices, no matice, no maticemos, no maticéis, no maticen.