realizar Imperfect Conjugation
realizar — carry out
Realizar is regular in the imperfect: realizaba, realizabas, realizaba, realizábamos, realizabais, realizaban.
realizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing past actions, routines you used to do, or to provide background information about a task that was in progress.
Notes on realizar in the Imperfect
Realizar is a regular -ar verb in the imperfect; there are no spelling changes or stem changes.
Example Sentences
Antes realizaba mucho deporte los fines de semana.
I used to do a lot of sports on the weekends.
yo
Mientras ella realizaba la llamada, yo tomaba notas.
While she was making the call, I was taking notes.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros realizábamos prácticas en esa empresa.
We used to do internships at that company.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: realizábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect have an accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: realizo
Realizar is completely regular in the present indicative: realizo, realizas, realiza, realizamos, realizáis, realizan.
Preterite
yo: realicé
Realizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (realicé), but otherwise follows regular -ar endings.
Future
yo: realizaré
Realizar is regular in the future: simply add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: realizaría
Realizar is regular in the conditional: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the full infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: realice
The present subjunctive of realizar features a 'z' to 'c' spelling change: realice, realices, realice, realicemos, realicéis, realicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: realizara
The imperfect subjunctive of realizar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: realizara, realizaras, realizara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: realiza
The imperative uses 'realiza' for 'tú' and 'realice(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no realices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no realices, no realice, no realicemos, no realicéis, no realicen.