puntualizar Imperfect Conjugation
puntualizar — to specify
The imperfect of puntualizar is fully regular: puntualizaba, puntualizabas, puntualizaba, puntualizábamos, puntualizabais, puntualizaban.
puntualizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing clarifications in the past or to describe a habit of being very specific or pedantic about details.
Notes on puntualizar in the Imperfect
This verb is completely regular in the imperfect. No spelling changes (z stays z) and no stem changes occur.
Example Sentences
El profesor siempre puntualizaba las fechas de entrega.
The teacher always specified the due dates.
él/ella/usted
Mientras yo hablaba, tú me puntualizabas cada palabra.
While I was talking, you were correcting/specifying every word of mine.
tú
Puntualizábamos los detalles cada mañana.
We used to specify the details every morning.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: puntualizábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'á' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: puntualizo
The present tense of puntualizar is regular: puntualizo, puntualizas, puntualiza, puntualizamos, puntualizáis, puntualizan.
Preterite
yo: puntualicé
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: puntualicé, puntualizaste, puntualizó, puntualizamos, puntualizaron.
Future
yo: puntualizaré
The future of puntualizar is regular: puntualizaré, puntualizarás, puntualizará, puntualizaremos, puntualizaréis, puntualizarán.
Conditional
yo: puntualizaría
The conditional is regular: puntualizaría, puntualizarías, puntualizaría, puntualizaríamos, puntualizaríais, puntualizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: puntualice
The present subjunctive requires a 'z' to 'c' change in all forms: puntualice, puntualices, puntualice, puntualicemos, puntualicéis, puntualicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: puntualizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: puntualizara, puntualizaras, puntualizara, puntualizáramos, puntualizarais, puntualizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: puntualiza
The imperative forms are: puntualiza (tú), puntualice (usted), puntualicemos (nosotros), puntualizad (vosotros), puntualicen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no puntualices
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no puntualices, no puntualice, no puntualicemos, no puntualicéis, no puntualicen.