tranquilizar Preterite Conjugation
tranquilizar — to calm down
The preterite of tranquilizar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: tranquilicé.
tranquilizar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific moment in the past when someone finally calmed down or when an action successfully soothed someone.
Notes on tranquilizar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form changes (z to c) to keep the pronunciation consistent: tranquilicé. All other forms are regular -ar preterite endings.
Example Sentences
Tranquilicé al bebé después de un rato.
I calmed the baby down after a while.
yo
La noticia nos tranquilizó a todos.
The news calmed us all down.
él/ella/usted
¿Te tranquilizaste después del examen?
Did you calm down after the exam?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: tranquilizé
Correct: tranquilicé
Why: The letter 'z' is replaced by 'c' before 'e' in Spanish spelling.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tranquilizo
The present tense of tranquilizar is fully regular: tranquilizo, tranquilizas, tranquiliza, tranquilizamos, tranquilizáis, tranquilizan.
Imperfect
yo: tranquilizaba
The imperfect of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilizaba, tranquilizabas, tranquilizaba, tranquilizábamos, tranquilizabais, tranquilizaban.
Future
yo: tranquilizaré
The future tense of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilizaré, tranquilizarás, tranquilizará, tranquilizaremos, tranquilizaréis, tranquilizarán.
Conditional
yo: tranquilizaría
The conditional of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilizaría, tranquilizarías, tranquilizaría, tranquilizaríamos, tranquilizaríais, tranquilizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tranquilice
The present subjunctive of tranquilizar features a 'z' to 'c' spelling change: tranquilice, tranquilices, tranquilice, tranquilicemos, tranquilicéis, tranquilicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tranquilizara
The imperfect subjunctive of tranquilizar is regular: tranquilizara, tranquilizaras, tranquilizara, tranquilizáramos, tranquilizarais, tranquilizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tranquiliza
The affirmative imperative of tranquilizar uses 'tranquiliza' (tú) and 'tranquilice' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no tranquilices
The negative imperative of tranquilizar uses the present subjunctive: no tranquilices, no tranquilice, no tranquilicemos, no tranquilicéis, no tranquilicen.