minimizar Imperfect Conjugation
minimizar — to minimize
The imperfect of minimizar is regular: minimizaba, minimizabas, minimizaba, minimizábamos, minimizabais, minimizaban.
minimizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of downplaying things or a continuous state of minimizing something.
Notes on minimizar in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular. Remember that the 'nosotros' form always requires an accent on the second 'a'.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre minimizaba mis travesuras.
As a child, I always minimized my mischief.
yo
Ellos minimizaban los riesgos constantemente.
They used to minimize the risks constantly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in 'minimizabamos'.
Correct: It should be 'minimizábamos'.
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect nosotros form require a written accent on the penult syllable.
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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.
Future
yo: minimizaré
The future tense is regular: minimizaré, minimizarás, minimizará, minimizaremos, minimizaréis, minimizarán.
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.