memorizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
memorizar — to memorize
Memorizar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: memorizara, memorizaras, memorizara, memorizáramos, memorizarais, memorizaran.
memorizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense doubts or hypothetical scenarios, like 'if I memorized the map, I wouldn't be lost.'
Notes on memorizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is completely regular for memorizar. It follows the standard -ar verb pattern based on the third-person plural preterite stem.
Example Sentences
Si memorizara más vocabulario, hablaría mejor.
If I memorized more vocabulary, I would speak better.
yo
Me gustaría que memorizaras esta canción.
I would like you to memorize this song.
tú
Fue necesario que memorizáramos las reglas.
It was necessary for us to memorize the rules.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: memorizáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: memorizo
Memorizar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: memorizo, memorizas, memoriza, memorizamos, memorizáis, memorizan.
Preterite
yo: memoricé
Memorizar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: memoricé; all other forms are regular.
Imperfect
yo: memorizaba
Memorizar is regular in the imperfect: memorizaba, memorizabas, memorizaba, memorizábamos, memorizabais, memorizaban.
Future
yo: memorizaré
Memorizar is regular in the future: memorizaré, memorizarás, memorizará, memorizaremos, memorizaréis, memorizarán.
Conditional
yo: memorizaría
Memorizar is regular in the conditional: memorizaría, memorizarías, memorizaría, memorizaríamos, memorizaríais, memorizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: memorice
Memorizar has a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: memorice, memorices, memorice, memoricemos, memoricéis, memoricen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: memoriza
The imperative uses 'memoriza' (tú) and features the 'z' to 'c' change in formal and plural commands (memorice, memoricen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no memorices
The negative imperative always uses the spelling change 'z' to 'c': no memorices, no memorice, no memoricemos, no memoricéis, no memoricen.