paralizar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
paralizar — to paralyze
The imperative of paralizar uses the standard -ar endings, with Z-to-C changes in formal commands: paraliza, paralice, paralicemos, paralizad, paralicen.
paralizar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to stop an action or freeze a process immediately.
Notes on paralizar in the Affirmative Imperative
Formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' require the Z-to-C spelling change.
Example Sentences
¡Paraliza todo ahora mismo!
Stop (paralyze) everything right now!
tú
Paralice la transferencia, por favor.
Freeze the transfer, please.
usted
Paralicemos el juego un momento.
Let's pause the game for a moment.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: paralize (for usted)
Correct: paralice
Why: The formal command uses the subjunctive stem, which requires a 'c' before the 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: paralizo
The present tense of paralizar is fully regular: paralizo, paralizas, paraliza, paralizamos, paralizáis, paralizan.
Preterite
yo: paralicé
The preterite of paralizar is regular except for the 'yo' form (paralicé), which changes Z to C.
Imperfect
yo: paralizaba
The imperfect of paralizar is regular: paralizaba, paralizabas, paralizaba, paralizábamos, paralizabais, paralizaban.
Future
yo: paralizaré
The future tense of paralizar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (paralizaré, paralizarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: paralizaría
The conditional of paralizar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (paralizaría, paralizarías, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: paralice
The present subjunctive of paralizar features a Z-to-C spelling change: paralice, paralices, paralice, paralicemos, paralicéis, paralicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: paralizara
The imperfect subjunctive of paralizar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: paralizara, paralizaras, paralizara, paralizáramos, paralizarais, paralizaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no paralices
The negative imperative of paralizar uses the present subjunctive forms: no paralices, no paralice, no paralicemos, no paralicéis, no paralicen.