suavizar Imperfect Conjugation
suavizar — to soften
The imperfect of suavizar is regular: suavizaba, suavizabas, suavizaba, suavizábamos, suavizabais, suavizaban.
suavizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past actions or habits. It's perfect for describing a process that was happening or a personality trait (e.g., how someone used to soften the truth).
Notes on suavizar in the Imperfect
Suavizar is fully regular in the imperfect. All forms use the -aba endings typical of -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes, mi abuela suavizaba la lana a mano.
Before, my grandmother used to soften the wool by hand.
él/ella/usted
Suavizábamos el ambiente con un poco de música.
We were softening the atmosphere with some music.
nosotros
Ellos suavizaban las críticas para ayudar al equipo.
They used to soften the criticism to help the team.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: It must be 'suavizábamos'.
Why: All -ar imperfect 'nosotros' forms require an accent on the first 'a' of the suffix.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suavizo
The present tense of suavizar is regular: suavizo, suavizas, suaviza, suavizamos, suavizáis, suavizan.
Preterite
yo: suavicé
The preterite of suavizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: suavicé, suavizaste, suavizó, suavizamos, suavizasteis, suavizaron.
Future
yo: suavizaré
The future of suavizar is regular: suavizaré, suavizarás, suavizará, suavizaremos, suavizaréis, suavizarán.
Conditional
yo: suavizaría
The conditional of suavizar is regular: suavizaría, suavizarías, suavizaría, suavizaríamos, suavizaríais, suavizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suavice
The present subjunctive of suavizar requires a Z to C change: suavice, suavices, suavice, suavicemos, suavicéis, suavicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suavizara
The imperfect subjunctive of suavizar is regular: suavizara, suavizaras, suavizara, suavizáramos, suavizarais, suavizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suaviza
The imperative of suavizar uses suaviza (tú) and suavice (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no suavices
The negative imperative of suavizar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no suavices, no suavice, no suavicemos, no suavicen.