movilizar Preterite Conjugation
movilizar — to mobilize
The preterite of movilizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form only: movilicé.
movilizar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions of mobilizing, such as a specific protest or a one-time logistics operation.
Notes on movilizar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form changes from 'z' to 'c' (movilicé). All other forms are regular (movilizaste, movilizó, etc.).
Example Sentences
Movilicé todos mis ahorros para el proyecto.
I mobilized all my savings for the project.
yo
La empresa movilizó a su equipo legal ayer.
The company mobilized its legal team yesterday.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros movilizamos a la comunidad el mes pasado.
We mobilized the community last month.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'movilizé' with a 'z'.
Correct: movilicé
Why: Standard Spanish spelling rules dictate that 'z' becomes 'c' before 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: movilizo
The present tense of movilizar is regular: movilizo, movilizas, moviliza, movilizamos, movilizáis, movilizan.
Imperfect
yo: movilizaba
The imperfect of movilizar is regular: movilizaba, movilizabas, movilizaba, movilizábamos, movilizabais, movilizaban.
Future
yo: movilizaré
The future tense of movilizar is regular: movilizaré, movilizarás, movilizará, movilizaremos, movilizaréis, movilizarán.
Conditional
yo: movilizaría
The conditional of movilizar is regular: movilizaría, movilizarías, movilizaría, movilizaríamos, movilizaríais, movilizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: movilice
The present subjunctive of movilizar features a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: movilice, movilices, movilice, movilicemos, movilicéis, movilicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: movilizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for movilizar: movilizara, movilizaras, movilizara, movilizáramos, movilizarais, movilizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: moviliza
The imperative of movilizar uses 'z' for tú/vosotros and 'c' for usted/ustedes/nosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: no movilices
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling change: no movilices, no movilice, no movilicemos, no movilicéis, no movilicen.