realizar Preterite Conjugation
realizar — carry out
Realizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (realicé), but otherwise follows regular -ar endings.
realizar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when a specific task, project, or event was completed at a definite point in time, such as finishing a report or holding a meeting yesterday.
Notes on realizar in the Preterite
It has a 'z' to 'c' spelling change in the first person (yo realicé). In Spanish, 'z' usually changes to 'c' before an 'e' to maintain the same sound.
Example Sentences
Yo realicé el pago ayer por la tarde.
I made the payment yesterday afternoon.
yo
El equipo realizó una investigación profunda.
The team carried out a deep investigation.
él/ella/usted
¿Realizaste los ejercicios que te pedí?
Did you do the exercises I asked you for?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'realizé' with a 'z'.
Correct: realicé
Why: In Spanish orthography, the letter 'z' almost always changes to 'c' before the letter 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: realizo
Realizar is completely regular in the present indicative: realizo, realizas, realiza, realizamos, realizáis, realizan.
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.