responsabilizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
responsabilizar — to hold responsible
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: responsabilizara, responsabilizaras, responsabilizara.
responsabilizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests involving accountability, such as 'If they held him responsible...' or 'I wanted them to take responsibility'.
Notes on responsabilizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. Unlike the present subjunctive, the 'z' remains because it is followed by an 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si me responsabilizaran, no sabría qué decir.
If they held me responsible, I wouldn't know what to say.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que nos responsabilizáramos más del medio ambiente.
I would like us to take more responsibility for the environment.
nosotros
Dudaba que ella responsabilizara a su hermano.
I doubted that she would hold her brother responsible.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: responsabilizariamos
Correct: responsabilizáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
Conditional
yo: responsabilizaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive responsabilizar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: responsabilice
The present subjunctive of responsabilizar requires a 'z' to 'c' spelling change: responsabilice, responsabilices, responsabilice, etc.
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.