How to use The imperative of verbs ending in -zar in Spanish

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The imperative of verbs ending in -zar

In the imperative, verbs ending in -zar are irregular, changing the z for a c with the pronouns usted (singular formal “you”), nosotros/as (we, us) and ustedes (plural formal “you”).

Actualizar → Actualice la aplicación.

To update → Update the app.

Realizar → Realicen el trabajo a tiempo.

To perform → Perform the work on time.

These are the conjugations:


Actualizar
(tú) actualiza
(usted) actualice
(nosotros/as) actualicemos
(vosotros/as) actualizad
(ustedes) actualicen


Realizar en
(tú) realiza
(usted) realice
(nosotros/as) realicemos
(vosotros/as) realizad
(ustedes) realicen


Aplazar
(tú) aplaza
(usted) aplace
(nosotros/as) aplacemos
(vosotros/as) aplazad
(ustedes) aplacen

Other verbs that follow this pattern are: danzar (to dance), cruzar (to cross), rechazar (to reject) and alcanzar (to reach, to achieve).

Crucen la calle.

Cross the street.

Rechacemos la propuesta.

We reject the proposal.

Note: some -zar verbs have a second irregularity in their root. 

Empezar → No empiece todavía empezar, imperativo presente.

To start → Don't start yet.

Comenzar → Comiencen a comer comenzar, imperativo presente.

To start → Start eating.


Exercise 1

Conjuga los verbos abrazar y cotizar en imperativo.

en
Abrazar
(tú)
(usted) abrace
(nosotros/as)
(vosotros/as)
(ustedes) abracen


Cotizar
(tú) cotiza
(usted)
(nosotros/as)
(vosotros/as) cotizad
(ustedes)


Conjuga los verbos abrazar y cotizar en imperativo.

en
Abrazar
(tú) abraza
(usted) abrace
(nosotros/as) abracemos
(vosotros/as) abrazad
(ustedes) abracen
Cotizar
(tú) cotiza
(usted) cotice
(nosotros/as) coticemos
(vosotros/as) cotizad
(ustedes) coticen
Exercise 2

Conjuga los verbos avanzar y bostezar en imperativo.

en
Avanzar en
(tú) avanza
(usted)
(nosotros/as)
(vosotros/as) avanzad
(ustedes)


Bostezar
(tú)
(usted) bostece
(nosotros/as) bostecemos
(vosotros/as)
(ustedes)


Conjuga los verbos avanzar y bostezar en imperativo.

en
Avanzar en
(tú) avanza
(usted) avance
(nosotros/as) avancemos
(vosotros/as) avanzad
(ustedes) avancen
Bostezar
(tú) bosteza
(usted) bostece
(nosotros/as) bostecemos
(vosotros/as) bostezad
(ustedes) bostecen
Exercise 3

Conjuga los verbos rechazar y deslizar en imperativo.

en
Rechazar en
(tú)
(usted)
(nosotros/as) rechacemos
(vosotros/as)
(ustedes) rechacen


Deslizar
(tú) desliza
(usted)
(nosotros/as) deslicemos
(vosotros/as)
(ustedes)


Conjuga los verbos rechazar y deslizar en imperativo.

en
Rechazar en
(tú) rechaza
(usted) rechace
(nosotros/as) rechacemos
(vosotros/as) rechazad
(ustedes) rechacen
Deslizar
(tú) desliza
(usted) deslice
(nosotros/as) deslicemos
(vosotros/as) deslizad
(ustedes) deslicen

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