restablecer Present Conjugation
restablecer — to restore
Restablecer follows the -zco pattern in the first person: restablezco, restableces, restablece, restablecemos, restablecéis, restablecen.
restablecer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to discuss ongoing efforts to restore order, health, or computer systems, as well as general facts about how things are restored.
Notes on restablecer in the Present
This verb has a 'c' to 'zc' change, but only in the 'yo' form (restablezco). All other forms follow the regular -er pattern.
Example Sentences
Yo restablezco la conexión de internet cada mañana.
I restore the internet connection every morning.
yo
El médico restablece la salud del paciente poco a poco.
The doctor restores the patient's health bit by bit.
él/ella/usted
Ellos restablecen el orden en la ciudad.
They are restoring order in the city.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'restableco' for the first person.
Correct: restablezco
Why: Verbs ending in -ecer almost always require a 'zc' in the 'yo' form to maintain the soft 's' sound before an 'o'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: restablecí
Restablecer is regular in the preterite: restablecí, restableciste, restableció, restablecimos, restablecisteis, restablecieron.
Imperfect
yo: restablecía
The imperfect of restablecer is regular: restablecía, restablecías, restablecía, restablecíamos, restablecíais, restablecían.
Future
yo: restableceré
The future of restablecer is regular: restableceré, restablecerás, restablecerá, restableceremos, restableceréis, restablecerán.
Conditional
yo: restablecería
The conditional of restablecer is regular: restablecería, restablecerías, restablecería, restableceríamos, restableceríais, restablecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: restablezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all forms: restablezca, restablezcas, restablezca, restablezcamos, restablezcáis, restablezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restableciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite: restableciera, restablecieras, restableciera, restableciéramos, restablecierais, restablecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: restablece
The imperative uses 'restablece' for tú and 'restablezca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restablezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no restablezcas, no restablezca, no restablezcamos, no restablezcáis, no restablezcan.