sintetizar Present Conjugation
sintetizar — to summarize
Sintetizar is regular in the present tense: sintetizo, sintetizas, sintetiza, sintetizamos, sintetizáis, sintetizan.
sintetizar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe habitual actions or current states, such as when you regularly summarize reports or explain a complex idea simply in the moment.
Notes on sintetizar in the Present
This verb is completely regular in the present indicative. The 'z' remains before 'o' and 'a'.
Example Sentences
Yo sintetizo la información para la reunión.
I summarize the information for the meeting.
yo
¿Tú sintetizas los capítulos del libro?
Do you summarize the book chapters?
tú
Ella sintetiza muy bien las ideas principales.
She summarizes the main ideas very well.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'sintetico' for the 'yo' form.
Correct: sintetizo
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the verb with the adjective 'sintético' (synthetic). The verb ends in -o.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.