sintetizar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
sintetizar — to summarize
Sintetizar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: sintetizara, sintetizaras, sintetizara, sintetizáramos, sintetizarais, sintetizaran.
sintetizar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or polite requests involving a summary, such as 'Si yo sintetizara el libro, sería más corto'.
Notes on sintetizar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for sintetizar. It is based on the third-person plural preterite 'sintetizaron'.
Example Sentences
Si sintetizaras tu discurso, sería más efectivo.
If you summarized your speech, it would be more effective.
tú
Me gustaría que usted sintetizara el concepto.
I would like you to summarize the concept.
él/ella/usted
Era necesario que nosotros sintetizáramos el plan.
It was necessary for us to summarize the plan.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'sinteticara' (changing z to c).
Correct: sintetizara
Why: The 'z' only changes to 'c' before 'e' or 'i'. Since the imperfect subjunctive endings start with 'a', the 'z' stays.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sintetiza
The imperative uses 'sintetiza' (tú) and 'sintetice' (usted/ustedes) for commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sintetices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no sintetices, no sintetice, no sinteticemos, no sinteticéis, no sinteticen.