familiarizar — Spanish conjugation

to familiarise

Frequency#668IrregularReflexivefamiliarizarse — to become familiar

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yofamiliarizoI familiarize
familiarizasyou familiarize
vosfamiliarizásyou familiarize
él/ella/Ud.familiarizahe/she/it familiarizes
nosotrosfamiliarizamoswe familiarize
vosotrosfamiliarizáisyou (pl.) familiarize
ellos/ellas/Uds.familiarizanthey familiarize

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yofamiliaricéI familiarized
familiarizasteyou familiarized
vosfamiliarizasteyou familiarized
él/ella/Ud.familiarizóhe/she/it familiarized
nosotrosfamiliarizamoswe familiarized
vosotrosfamiliarizasteisyou (pl.) familiarized
ellos/ellas/Uds.familiarizaronthey familiarized

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yofamiliarizaba
familiarizabas
vosfamiliarizabas
él/ella/Ud.familiarizaba
nosotrosfamiliarizábamos
vosotrosfamiliarizabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.familiarizaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yofamiliarizaríaI would familiarize
familiarizaríasyou would familiarize
vosfamiliarizaríasyou would familiarize
él/ella/Ud.familiarizaríahe/she/it would familiarize
nosotrosfamiliarizaríamoswe would familiarize
vosotrosfamiliarizaríaisyou (pl.) would familiarize
ellos/ellas/Uds.familiarizaríanthey would familiarize

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yofamiliarizaréI will familiarize
familiarizarásyou will familiarize
vosfamiliarizarásyou will familiarize
él/ella/Ud.familiarizaráhe/she/it will familiarize
nosotrosfamiliarizaremoswe will familiarize
vosotrosfamiliarizaréisyou (pl.) will familiarize
ellos/ellas/Uds.familiarizaránthey will familiarize

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe familiarizadoI have familiarized
has familiarizadoyou have familiarized
voshas familiarizadoyou have familiarized
él/ella/Ud.ha familiarizadohe/she/it has familiarized
nosotroshemos familiarizadowe have familiarized
vosotroshabéis familiarizadoyou (pl.) have familiarized
ellos/ellas/Uds.han familiarizadothey have familiarized

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía familiarizadoI had familiarized
habías familiarizadoyou had familiarized
voshabías familiarizadoyou had familiarized
él/ella/Ud.había familiarizadohe/she/it had familiarized
nosotroshabíamos familiarizadowe had familiarized
vosotroshabíais familiarizadoyou (pl.) had familiarized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían familiarizadothey had familiarized

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría familiarizado
habrías familiarizado
voshabrías familiarizado
él/ella/Ud.habría familiarizado
nosotroshabríamos familiarizado
vosotroshabríais familiarizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían familiarizado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré familiarizadoI will have familiarized
habrás familiarizadoyou will have familiarized
voshabrás familiarizadoyou will have familiarized
él/ella/Ud.habrá familiarizadohe/she/it will have familiarized
nosotroshabremos familiarizadowe will have familiarized
vosotroshabréis familiarizadoyou (pl.) will have familiarized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán familiarizadothey will have familiarized

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yofamiliarice
familiarices
vosfamiliarices
él/ella/Ud.familiarice
nosotrosfamiliaricemos
vosotrosfamiliaricéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.familiaricen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yofamiliarizara
familiarizaras
vosfamiliarizaras
él/ella/Ud.familiarizara
nosotrosfamiliarizáramos
vosotrosfamiliarizarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.familiarizaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yofamiliarizase
familiarizases
vosfamiliarizases
él/ella/Ud.familiarizase
nosotrosfamiliarizásemos
vosotrosfamiliarizaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.familiarizasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya familiarizado
hayas familiarizado
voshayas familiarizado
él/ella/Ud.haya familiarizado
nosotroshayamos familiarizado
vosotroshayáis familiarizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan familiarizado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera familiarizado
hubieras familiarizado
voshubieras familiarizado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera familiarizado
nosotroshubiéramos familiarizado
vosotroshubierais familiarizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran familiarizado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
familiariza
vosfamiliarizá
él/ella/Ud.familiarice
nosotrosfamiliaricemos
vosotrosfamiliarizad
ustedesfamiliaricen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no familiarices
vosno familiarices
él/ella/Ud.no familiarice
nosotrosno familiaricemos
vosotrosno familiaricéis
ustedesno familiaricen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy familiarizando
estás familiarizando
vosestás familiarizando
él/ella/Ud.está familiarizando
nosotrosestamos familiarizando
vosotrosestáis familiarizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están familiarizando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve familiarizando
estuviste familiarizando
vosestuviste familiarizando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo familiarizando
nosotrosestuvimos familiarizando
vosotrosestuvisteis familiarizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron familiarizando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba familiarizando
estabas familiarizando
vosestabas familiarizando
él/ella/Ud.estaba familiarizando
nosotrosestábamos familiarizando
vosotrosestabais familiarizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban familiarizando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría familiarizando
estarías familiarizando
vosestarías familiarizando
él/ella/Ud.estaría familiarizando
nosotrosestaríamos familiarizando
vosotrosestaríais familiarizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían familiarizando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré familiarizando
estarás familiarizando
vosestarás familiarizando
él/ella/Ud.estará familiarizando
nosotrosestaremos familiarizando
vosotrosestaréis familiarizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán familiarizando