responsabilizar Present Conjugation
responsabilizar — to hold responsible
The present tense is fully regular: responsabilizo, responsabilizas, responsabiliza, etc.
responsabilizar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to describe current habits of blaming someone or the act of taking responsibility for something right now.
Notes on responsabilizar in the Present
Responsabilizar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo no responsabilizo a nadie de mis problemas.
I don't hold anyone responsible for my problems.
yo
Mucha gente responsabiliza al clima del mal humor.
Many people blame the weather for their bad mood.
él/ella/usted
Nos responsabilizamos de la seguridad del edificio.
We take responsibility for the security of the building.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: responsabiliso
Correct: responsabilizo
Why: In Latin American Spanish, 's' and 'z' sound the same, leading learners to swap them; remember the infinitive has a 'z'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.