Realizar means to carry out, to make happen. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: realizo, realizas, realiza, realizamos, realizáis, realizan.
Realizar in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Realizar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Realizar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Realizar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Realizar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | realizo | realicé | realizaba | realizaré | realizaría |
| tú | realizas | realizaste | realizabas | realizarás | realizarías |
| él / ella / usted | realiza | realizó | realizaba | realizará | realizaría |
| nosotros / nosotras | realizamos | realizamos | realizábamos | realizaremos | realizaríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | realizáis | realizasteis | realizabais | realizaréis | realizaríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | realizan | realizaron | realizaban | realizarán | realizarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | realizo | I carry out |
| tú | realizas | you carry out |
| él / ella / usted | realiza | he/she carries out |
| nosotros / nosotras | realizamos | we carry out |
| vosotros / vosotras | realizáis | you all (vosotros) carry out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | realizan | they carry out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | realicé | I carried out |
| tú | realizaste | you carried out |
| él / ella / usted | realizó | he/she carried out |
| nosotros / nosotras | realizamos | we carried out |
| vosotros / vosotras | realizasteis | you all (vosotros) carried out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | realizaron | they carried out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | realizaba | I used to carry out |
| tú | realizabas | you used to carry out |
| él / ella / usted | realizaba | he/she used to carry out |
| nosotros / nosotras | realizábamos | we used to carry out |
| vosotros / vosotras | realizabais | you all (vosotros) used to carry out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | realizaban | they used to carry out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | realizaré | I will carry out |
| tú | realizarás | you will carry out |
| él / ella / usted | realizará | he/she will carry out |
| nosotros / nosotras | realizaremos | we will carry out |
| vosotros / vosotras | realizaréis | you all (vosotros) will carry out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | realizarán | they will carry out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | realizaría | I would carry out |
| tú | realizarías | you would carry out |
| él / ella / usted | realizaría | he/she would carry out |
| nosotros / nosotras | realizaríamos | we would carry out |
| vosotros / vosotras | realizaríais | you all (vosotros) would carry out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | realizarían | they would carry out |
Realizar differs from the regular endings in the preterite. Changed forms include preterite: realicé. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are realizo, realizas, realiza, realizamos, realizáis, realizan, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
realicé, realizaste, realizó, realizamos, realizasteis, realizaron. For example, realicé means “I carried out”.
Realizar differs from the regular endings in the preterite. Changed forms include preterite: realicé. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (realicé) presents a completed event; the imperfect (realizaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I carried out” and “I used to carry out”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are realizaré (“I will carry out”) and realizaría (“I would carry out”). The full charts above include every person.
Realizar means to carry out, to make happen.
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