realizar Present Conjugation
realizar — carry out
Realizar is completely regular in the present indicative: realizo, realizas, realiza, realizamos, realizáis, realizan.
realizar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current responsibilities, habitual tasks you perform at work, or general facts about how a process is carried out.
Notes on realizar in the Present
This verb is fully regular in the present tense. No spelling changes occur here because the endings do not start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
Realizo mis tareas todos los días a las ocho.
I carry out my tasks every day at eight.
yo
Ellos realizan un trabajo excelente.
They do an excellent job.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros realizamos encuestas cada mes.
We conduct surveys every month.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'hacer' for every situation.
Correct: Use 'realizar' for formal or professional contexts.
Why: While 'hacer' is 'to do', 'realizar' sounds more professional when talking about projects or formal actions.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.