minimizar Present Conjugation
minimizar — to minimize
The present tense of minimizar is regular: minimizo, minimizas, minimiza, minimizamos, minimizáis, minimizan.
minimizar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, general facts, or things you are doing right now to reduce the importance or size of something.
Notes on minimizar in the Present
Minimizar is completely regular in the present indicative. There are no spelling changes or stem changes in this tense.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre minimizo las ventanas del navegador.
I always minimize the browser windows.
yo
Él minimiza el riesgo de la inversión.
He minimizes the risk of the investment.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros minimizamos el uso de plástico.
We minimize the use of plastic.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'minimisce' for the 'él' form.
Correct: The form is 'minimiza'.
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the spelling change in the preterite/subjunctive with the present tense, but the present indicative stays with a 'z'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.