Realizar preterite conjugation
Realizar in the preterite: realicé, realizaste, realizó, realizamos, realizasteis, realizaron.
- to carry out; to do; to make (a payment); to fulfill
- spelling change (z→c)
- Participle: realizado
- Gerund: realizando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | realicé |
|---|---|
| tú | realizaste |
| él/ella/usted | realizó |
| nosotros | realizamos |
| vosotros | realizasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | realizaron |
How to use realizar in the preterite
In the preterite, the yo form changes z to c: realicé. The other forms are regular: realizaste, realizó, realizamos, realizaron. Use it for completed tasks in formal contexts (realicé el pago, realizaron una encuesta) and for dreams that came true: realizó su sueño. Writing realizé is a very common spelling mistake, so double-check it in emails. Realizamos is the same in present and preterite.
Examples
Realicé la transferencia esta mañana.
I made the transfer this morning.
Los médicos realizaron la cirugía sin complicaciones.
The doctors performed the surgery without complications.
La universidad realizó un estudio sobre el uso de redes sociales.
The university conducted a study on social media use.
Quick check: realizar in the preterite
More realizar tenses
- All realizar tenses
- Realizar present
- Realizar imperfect
- Realizar future
- Realizar conditional
- Realizar present subjunctive
- Realizar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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