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memorizar Present Conjugation

memorizar — to memorize

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Quick answer:

Memorizar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: memorizo, memorizas, memoriza, memorizamos, memorizáis, memorizan.

memorizar Present Forms

yomemorizo
túmemorizas
él/ella/ustedmemoriza
nosotrosmemorizamos
vosotrosmemorizáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmemorizan

When to Use the Present

Use this for current habits or general facts, like how you usually memorize new words for class.

Notes on memorizar in the Present

The verb is fully regular in the present indicative. There are no spelling changes or stem changes here.

Example Sentences

  • Siempre memorizo las letras de las canciones.

    I always memorize song lyrics.

    yo

  • Él memoriza todo lo que lee.

    He memorizes everything he reads.

    él/ella/usted

  • Nosotros memorizamos los diálogos para la obra.

    We memorize the dialogues for the play.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Thinking it has a stem change like 'memorieza'.

    Correct: memoriza

    Why: Memorizar does not have any stem changes; it follows the standard -ar pattern.

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Related Tenses

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.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: memorizara

Memorizar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: memorizara, memorizaras, memorizara, memorizáramos, memorizarais, memorizaran.

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.