sintetizar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sintetizar — to summarize
The imperative uses 'sintetiza' (tú) and 'sintetice' (usted/ustedes) for commands.
sintetizar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order or instruction to summarize a text or a conversation.
Notes on sintetizar in the Affirmative Imperative
The forms for 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' use the 'c' spelling change because the endings contain 'e'. The 'tú' form keeps the 'z'.
Example Sentences
Sintetiza este texto en tres frases.
Summarize this text in three sentences.
tú
Sintetice su experiencia profesional, por favor.
Summarize your professional experience, please.
Sinteticemos los puntos clave antes de salir.
Let's summarize the key points before leaving.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'sintetizad' for 'ustedes'.
Correct: sinteticen
Why: 'Sintetizad' is only for the 'vosotros' command in Spain. 'Ustedes' always uses the subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sintetizo
Sintetizar is regular in the present tense: sintetizo, sintetizas, sintetiza, sintetizamos, sintetizáis, sintetizan.
Preterite
yo: sinteticé
Sintetizar has a spelling change in the first person (yo) to 'sinteticé', but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: sintetizaba
Sintetizar is regular in the imperfect: sintetizaba, sintetizabas, sintetizaba, sintetizábamos, sintetizabais, sintetizaban.
Future
yo: sintetizaré
Sintetizar is regular in the future: sintetizaré, sintetizarás, sintetizará, sintetizaremos, sintetizaréis, sintetizarán.
Conditional
yo: sintetizaría
Sintetizar is regular in the conditional: sintetizaría, sintetizarías, sintetizaría, sintetizaríamos, sintetizaríais, sintetizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sintetice
Sintetizar changes 'z' to 'c' in all forms: sintetice, sintetices, sintetice, sinteticemos, sinteticéis, sinteticen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sintetizara
Sintetizar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: sintetizara, sintetizaras, sintetizara, sintetizáramos, sintetizarais, sintetizaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sintetices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no sintetices, no sintetice, no sinteticemos, no sinteticéis, no sinteticen.