responsabilizar Preterite Conjugation
responsabilizar — to hold responsible
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form (responsabilicé), which changes 'z' to 'c'.
responsabilizar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific moment in the past when blame was assigned or responsibility was accepted.
Notes on responsabilizar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (responsabilicé) due to the spelling rule where 'z' becomes 'c' before an 'e'. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Ayer me responsabilicé de todo el proyecto.
Yesterday I took responsibility for the whole project.
yo
La prensa responsabilizó al gobierno por la crisis.
The press held the government responsible for the crisis.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué nos responsabilizaron a nosotros?
Why did they hold us responsible?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: responsabilizé
Correct: responsabilicé
Why: The 'z' must change to 'c' when followed by 'e' to maintain the correct spelling conventions of Spanish.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: responsabilizo
The present tense is fully regular: responsabilizo, responsabilizas, responsabiliza, etc.
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.