minimizar Future Conjugation
minimizar — to minimize
The future tense is regular: minimizaré, minimizarás, minimizará, minimizaremos, minimizaréis, minimizarán.
minimizar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that something will be reduced or downplayed in the future, often in professional or technical contexts.
Notes on minimizar in the Future
Minimizar is regular in the future. You simply add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Esta nueva ley minimizará la delincuencia.
This new law will minimize crime.
él/ella/usted
Minimizaremos los gastos el próximo mes.
We will minimize expenses next month.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ar' before adding endings (e.g., 'minimizé' for future).
Correct: Keep the infinitive: 'minimizaré'.
Why: Future tense endings are added to the infinitive, not the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: minimizo
The present tense of minimizar is regular: minimizo, minimizas, minimiza, minimizamos, minimizáis, minimizan.
Preterite
yo: minimicé
The preterite features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (minimicé), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: minimizaba
The imperfect of minimizar is regular: minimizaba, minimizabas, minimizaba, minimizábamos, minimizabais, minimizaban.
Conditional
yo: minimizaría
The conditional of minimizar is regular: minimizaría, minimizarías, minimizaría, minimizaríamos, minimizaríais, minimizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: minimice
The present subjunctive changes 'z' to 'c' in all forms: minimice, minimices, minimice, minimicemos, minimicéis, minimicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: minimizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular (minimizara), using the 'z' throughout.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: minimiza
The imperative uses 'minimiza' (tú) and 'minimice' (usted/ustedes) for commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no minimices
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling change: no minimices, no minimice, no minimicemos, no minimicéis, no minimicen.