realizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
realizar — carry out
The imperfect subjunctive of realizar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: realizara, realizaras, realizara...
realizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb in the past triggers the subjunctive regarding a task being carried out.
Notes on realizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is regular. Since the preterite 'ellos' form is 'realizaron', you drop the '-ron' and add the endings -ra, -ras, -ra, etc.
Example Sentences
Si yo realizara ese curso, aprendería mucho.
If I took that course, I would learn a lot.
yo
Me pidió que realizara el informe inmediatamente.
He asked me to carry out the report immediately.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros realizáramos la inversión, ganaríamos dinero.
If we made the investment, we would make money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form (realizáramos).
Correct: realizáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel immediately before the ending.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: realizaba
Realizar is regular in the imperfect: realizaba, realizabas, realizaba, realizábamos, realizabais, realizaban.
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.
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.