tranquilizar — Spanish conjugation

to calm

Frequency#1970IrregularReflexivetranquilizarse — to calm oneself

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
yotranquilizoI calm
tranquilizasyou calm
vostranquilizásyou calm
él/ella/Ud.tranquilizahe/she/it calms
nosotrostranquilizamoswe calm
vosotrostranquilizáisyou (pl.) calm
ellos/ellas/Uds.tranquilizanthey calm

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
yotranquilicéI calmed
tranquilizasteyou calmed
vostranquilizasteyou calmed
él/ella/Ud.tranquilizóhe/she/it calmed
nosotrostranquilizamoswe calmed
vosotrostranquilizasteisyou (pl.) calmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.tranquilizaronthey calmed

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
yotranquilizaba
tranquilizabas
vostranquilizabas
él/ella/Ud.tranquilizaba
nosotrostranquilizábamos
vosotrostranquilizabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.tranquilizaban

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
yotranquilizaríaI would calm
tranquilizaríasyou would calm
vostranquilizaríasyou would calm
él/ella/Ud.tranquilizaríahe/she/it would calm
nosotrostranquilizaríamoswe would calm
vosotrostranquilizaríaisyou (pl.) would calm
ellos/ellas/Uds.tranquilizaríanthey would calm

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
yotranquilizaréI will calm
tranquilizarásyou will calm
vostranquilizarásyou will calm
él/ella/Ud.tranquilizaráhe/she/it will calm
nosotrostranquilizaremoswe will calm
vosotrostranquilizaréisyou (pl.) will calm
ellos/ellas/Uds.tranquilizaránthey will calm

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 tranquilizadoI have calmed
has tranquilizadoyou have calmed
voshas tranquilizadoyou have calmed
él/ella/Ud.ha tranquilizadohe/she/it has calmed
nosotroshemos tranquilizadowe have calmed
vosotroshabéis tranquilizadoyou (pl.) have calmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han tranquilizadothey have calmed

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 tranquilizadoI had calmed
habías tranquilizadoyou had calmed
voshabías tranquilizadoyou had calmed
él/ella/Ud.había tranquilizadohe/she/it had calmed
nosotroshabíamos tranquilizadowe had calmed
vosotroshabíais tranquilizadoyou (pl.) had calmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían tranquilizadothey had calmed

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 tranquilizado
habrías tranquilizado
voshabrías tranquilizado
él/ella/Ud.habría tranquilizado
nosotroshabríamos tranquilizado
vosotroshabríais tranquilizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían tranquilizado

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 tranquilizadoI will have calmed
habrás tranquilizadoyou will have calmed
voshabrás tranquilizadoyou will have calmed
él/ella/Ud.habrá tranquilizadohe/she/it will have calmed
nosotroshabremos tranquilizadowe will have calmed
vosotroshabréis tranquilizadoyou (pl.) will have calmed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán tranquilizadothey will have calmed

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
yotranquilice
tranquilices
vostranquilices
él/ella/Ud.tranquilice
nosotrostranquilicemos
vosotrostranquilicéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.tranquilicen

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
yotranquilizara
tranquilizaras
vostranquilizaras
él/ella/Ud.tranquilizara
nosotrostranquilizáramos
vosotrostranquilizarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.tranquilizaran

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
yotranquilizase
tranquilizases
vostranquilizases
él/ella/Ud.tranquilizase
nosotrostranquilizásemos
vosotrostranquilizaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.tranquilizasen

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 tranquilizado
hayas tranquilizado
voshayas tranquilizado
él/ella/Ud.haya tranquilizado
nosotroshayamos tranquilizado
vosotroshayáis tranquilizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan tranquilizado

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 tranquilizado
hubieras tranquilizado
voshubieras tranquilizado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera tranquilizado
nosotroshubiéramos tranquilizado
vosotroshubierais tranquilizado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran tranquilizado

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
tranquiliza
vostranquilizá
él/ella/Ud.tranquilice
nosotrostranquilicemos
vosotrostranquilizad
ustedestranquilicen

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 tranquilices
vosno tranquilices
él/ella/Ud.no tranquilice
nosotrosno tranquilicemos
vosotrosno tranquilicéis
ustedesno tranquilicen

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 tranquilizando
estás tranquilizando
vosestás tranquilizando
él/ella/Ud.está tranquilizando
nosotrosestamos tranquilizando
vosotrosestáis tranquilizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están tranquilizando

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 tranquilizando
estuviste tranquilizando
vosestuviste tranquilizando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo tranquilizando
nosotrosestuvimos tranquilizando
vosotrosestuvisteis tranquilizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron tranquilizando

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 tranquilizando
estabas tranquilizando
vosestabas tranquilizando
él/ella/Ud.estaba tranquilizando
nosotrosestábamos tranquilizando
vosotrosestabais tranquilizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban tranquilizando

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 tranquilizando
estarías tranquilizando
vosestarías tranquilizando
él/ella/Ud.estaría tranquilizando
nosotrosestaríamos tranquilizando
vosotrosestaríais tranquilizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían tranquilizando

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 tranquilizando
estarás tranquilizando
vosestarás tranquilizando
él/ella/Ud.estará tranquilizando
nosotrosestaremos tranquilizando
vosotrosestaréis tranquilizando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán tranquilizando