responsabilizar Conditional Conjugation
responsabilizar — to hold responsible
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive responsabilizar.
responsabilizar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say who 'would' be held responsible under certain conditions or to make polite suggestions about accountability.
Notes on responsabilizar in the Conditional
This verb is completely regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
¿Responsabilizarías a tu mejor amigo?
Would you hold your best friend responsible?
tú
Yo me responsabilizaría si tuviera más tiempo.
I would take responsibility if I had more time.
yo
Ellos no responsabilizarían a la empresa sin pruebas.
They wouldn't hold the company responsible without proof.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: responsabilizaria
Correct: responsabilizaría
Why: All conditional endings require an accent on the 'i' to ensure the correct stress and syllable count.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: responsabilizo
The present tense is fully regular: responsabilizo, responsabilizas, responsabiliza, etc.
Preterite
yo: responsabilicé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form (responsabilicé), which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: responsabilizaba
The imperfect is regular for -ar verbs: responsabilizaba, responsabilizabas, responsabilizaba, etc.
Future
yo: responsabilizaré
The future tense is regular: add endings -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive responsabilizar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: responsabilice
The present subjunctive of responsabilizar requires a 'z' to 'c' spelling change: responsabilice, responsabilices, responsabilice, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: responsabilizara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: responsabilizara, responsabilizaras, responsabilizara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: responsabiliza
The imperative uses the 'z' to 'c' spelling change for formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no responsabilices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no responsabilices, no responsabilice, etc.