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Formalizar is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to formalize, make legal”.
Below are all of the conjugations for formalizar in Spanish, in all three moods (indicative/indicativo, subjunctive/subjunctivo and imperative/imperativo) and all of the tenses, for each pronoun.
The vosotros pronoun is mainly used in mainland Spain, and is the informal second-person plural – it could be considered the Spanish version of “y’all”. It is rarely found in Latin America, where ustedes is used instead.
The vos form is used instead of tú in some Spanish speaking countries of South America, especially the Southern Cone (e.g. Argentina and Uruguay) and has a different conjugation.
| English Infinitive | to formalize, make legal |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | formalizar |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está formalizando) and past continuous (estaba formalizando). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. formalized).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he formalized and hubiera formalized. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have formalizing).
| Gerundio / Gerund | formalizando |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | formalized |
The basic form of speech, el indicativo is used for making statements, talking about facts, events and things that are certain and objective.
The present tense is as it sounds – it’s for talking about things that are currently going on, which are habitual, or which generally exist. In English, this would be “I formalize” or “they formalize”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | formalizo |
| Tú | formalizas |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formaliza |
| Nosotros / as | formalizamos |
| Vosotros / as | formalizáis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalizan |
| Vos | formalizás |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I formalize” or “she formalize” in English.
In Spanish, there are two past tenses where just one is used in English; the pretérite infefinido is typically used to refer to a concrete, specific moment in time.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formalicé | I formalize |
| Tú | formalizaste | You formalize |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formalizó | He / she / you formalize |
| Nosotros / as | formalizamos | We formalize |
| Vosotros / as | formalizasteis | You formalize |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalizaron | They / you formalize |
| Vos | formalizaste | You formalize |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was formalized” or “she was formalized” in English, and is typically used to describe things and set a scene, talk about events without a specific timeframe, or talk about habitual events or states in the past.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formalizaba | I was formalized |
| Tú | formalizabas | You were formalized |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formalizaba | He was / she was / you were formalized |
| Nosotros / as | formalizábamos | We were formalized |
| Vosotros / as | formalizabais | You were formalized |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalizaban | They / you were formalized |
| Vos | formalizabas | You were formalized |
The perfect tense is for talking about things which happened in the past but are still related to the present or continue into the present.
In English, these use the auxiliary verbs ‘have’ and ‘has’ – i.e. “I have formalizing” and “she has formalizing”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he formalized | I have formalizing |
| Tú | has formalized | You have formalizing |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha formalized | He has / she has / you have formalizing |
| Nosotros / as | hemos formalized | We have formalizing |
| Vosotros / as | habéis formalized | You have formalizing |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han formalized | They / you have formalizing |
| Vos | has formalized | You have formalizing |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would formalize” or “she would formalize”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formalizaría | I would formalize |
| Tú | formalizarías | You would formalize |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formalizaría | He / she / you would formalize |
| Nosotros / as | formalizaríamos | We would formalize |
| Vosotros / as | formalizaríais | You would formalize |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalizarían | They / you would formalize |
| Vos | formalizarías | You would formalize |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will formalize” or “they will formalize”.
It is more commonly used for making a hypothesis about the present. To talk about the future, Spanish speakers frequently use “ir + a + infinivo”, e.g. “van a formalizar” means “They are going to formalize”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formalizaré | I will formalize |
| Tú | formalizarás | You will formalize |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formalizará | He / she / you will formalize |
| Nosotros / as | formalizaremos | We will formalize |
| Vosotros / as | formalizaréis | You will formalize |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalizarán | They / you will formalize |
| Vos | formalizarás | You will formalize |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | formalice |
| Tú | formalices |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formalice |
| Nosotros / as | formalicemos |
| Vosotros / as | formalicéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalicen |
| Vos | formalices |
There are two ways to form the imperfect subjunctive.
The first option sees verbs ending in -era (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ara (for -ar verbs), while the second sees verbs ending in -ese (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ase (for -ar verbs).
There is no difference between these two forms, and Spanish speakers use them interchangeably.
| Pronoun | Spanish era/ara | Spanish ese/ase |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formalizara | formalizase |
| Tú | formalizaras | formalizase |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formalizara | formalizase |
| Nosotros / as | formalizáramos | formalizásemos |
| Vosotros / as | formalizarais | formalizaseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalizaran | formalizasen |
| Vos | formalizaras | formalizase |
The future subjunctive is no longer used in modern-day Spanish, apart from in literary and legal contexts, and there is no need to learn it.
It is formed the same as the past/imperfect subjunctive, but with -e endings instead of -a endings.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | formalizare |
| Tú | formalizares |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formalizare |
| Nosotros / as | formalizáremos |
| Vosotros / as | formalizareis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalizaren |
| Vos | formalizares |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “formalize!” and “don’t formalize!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | formaliza | no formalices |
| Él / Ella / Usted | formalice | no formalice |
| Nosotros / as | formalicemos | no formalicemos |
| Vosotros / as | formalizad | no formalicéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | formalicen | no formalicen |
| Vos | formalizá | no formalices |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya formalized |
| Tú | hayas formalized |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya formalized |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos formalized |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis formalized |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan formalized |
| Vos | hayas formalized |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera formalized / hubiese formalized |
| Tú | hubieras formalized / hubieses formalized |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera formalized / hubiese formalized |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos formalized / hubiésemos formalized |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais formalized / hubieseis formalized |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran formalized / hubiesen formalized |
| Vos | hubieras formalized / hubieses formalized |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere formalized |
| Tú | hubieres formalized |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere formalized |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos formalized |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis formalized |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren formalized |
| Vos | hubieres formalized |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté formalizando |
| Tú | estés formalizando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté formalizando |
| Nosotros / as | estemos formalizando |
| Vosotros / as | estéis formalizando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén formalizando |
| Vos | estés formalizando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera formalizando / estuviese formalizando |
| Tú | estuvieras formalizando / estuvieses formalizando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera formalizando / estuviese formalizando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos formalizando / estuviésamos formalizando |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais formalizando / estuvieseis formalizando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera formalizando / estuviese formalizando |
| Vos | estuvieras formalizando / estuvieses formalizando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere formalizando |
| Tú | estuvieres formalizando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere formalizando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos formalizando |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis formalizando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere formalizando |
| Vos | estuvieres formalizando |
Voseo is the practice of using ‘vos’ instead of ‘tú’ as the second-person singular pronoun, and is common throughout much of South America.
There are various versions of ‘voseo’ used throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The conjugations for the most common type – used throughout Argentina, parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguya and Uruguay are below.
The present indicative (presente de indicativo) and affirmative imperative (imperativo) have different conjugations from the tú form, while all other tenses generally use the tú form.
| Tense | Vos Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Present Indicative Presente de Indicativo | Vos formalizás |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos formalizaste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos formalizabas |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos formalizarías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos formalizarás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos formalices |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos formalizaras / Vos formalizase |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos formalizá |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no formalices |