tranquilar Present Conjugation
tranquilar — to shear
The present tense of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilo, tranquilas, tranquiliza, tranquilizamos, tranquilizáis, tranquilizan.
tranquilar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense of tranquilizar to describe habitual actions ('I usually calm myself down before bed'), general truths ('Loud noises don't calm him'), or things happening right now ('She is calming herself down').
Notes on tranquilar in the Present
Tranquilizar is regular in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Yo me tranquilizo escuchando música clásica.
I calm myself down by listening to classical music.
yo
¿Tú te tranquilas fácilmente?
Do you calm down easily?
tú
Él se tranquiliza cuando lee un libro.
He calms down when he reads a book.
él/ella/usted
Nos tranquilizamos con un buen masaje.
We calm ourselves down with a good massage.
nosotros
Ellos se tranquilizan en la naturaleza.
They calm down in nature.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'tranquilizar' (to calm someone else) with 'tranquilizarse' (to calm oneself).
Correct: When you are calming yourself down, you need the reflexive pronoun: 'Yo me tranquilizo', 'Tú te tranquilizas'.
Why: The reflexive pronoun ('me', 'te', 'se', etc.) indicates that the action is performed on the subject itself.
Mistake: Incorrect nosotros or vosotros form.
Correct: The correct forms are 'tranquilizamos' (nosotros) and 'tranquilizáis' (vosotros).
Why: These are the standard present tense endings for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: tranquilé
The preterite of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilicé, tranquilizaste, tranquilizó, tranquilizamos, tranquilizasteis, tranquilizaron.
Imperfect
yo: tranquilaba
The imperfect of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilizaba, tranquilizabas, tranquilizaba, tranquilizábamos, tranquilizabais, tranquilizaban.
Future
yo: tranquilaré
The future tense of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilizaré, tranquilizarás, tranquilizará, tranquilizaremos, tranquilizaréis, tranquilizarán.
Conditional
yo: tranquilaría
The conditional of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilizaría, tranquilizarías, tranquilizaría, tranquilizaríamos, tranquilizaríais, tranquilizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tranquile
The present subjunctive of tranquilizar is tranquilice, tranquilices, tranquilice, tranquilemos, tranquileis, tranquilen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tranquilara
The imperfect subjunctive of tranquilizar (-ra form) is tranquilara, tranquilaras, tranquilara, tranquiláramos, tranquilarais, tranquilaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tranquila
The imperative of tranquilizar uses regular -ar endings in commands: tranquila, tranquile, tranquilemos, tranquilen, tranquilad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tranquiles
Negative commands for tranquilizar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no tranquiles, no tranquile, no tranquilemos, no tranquilen, no tranquiléis.