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How to conjugate Autorizar in Spanish

autorizar to authorize, to authorise Irregular Verb

At a glance: Autorizar (to authorize, to authorise) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: autorizo, autorizas, autoriza, autorizamos, autorizáis, autorizan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (autoricé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (autorice).

Past participle
autorizado authorized
Gerund
autorizando authorizing
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Indicative tenses of Autorizar

Autorizar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of autorizar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “autorizo”, meaning “I authorize”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoautorizoI authorize
Túautorizasyou authorize
Ella / Él / Ustedautorizas/he authorizes
Nosotras / Nosotrosautorizamoswe authorize
Vosotras / Vosotrosautorizáisyou (plural) authorize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautorizanthey authorize

How it’s built: Regular: stem autoriz- plus the -ar endings.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of autorizar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “autoricé”, meaning “I authorized”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoautoricéI authorized
Túautorizasteyou authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedautorizós/he authorized
Nosotras / Nosotrosautorizamoswe authorized
Vosotras / Vosotrosautorizasteisyou (plural) authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautorizaronthey authorized

How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (autoricé); the other forms are regular.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of autorizar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “autorizaba”, meaning “I used to authorize”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoautorizabaI used to authorize
Túautorizabasyou used to authorize
Ella / Él / Ustedautorizabas/he used to authorize
Nosotras / Nosotrosautorizábamoswe used to authorize
Vosotras / Vosotrosautorizabaisyou (plural) used to authorize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautorizabanthey used to authorize

How it’s built: Regular: stem autoriz- plus the -ar endings.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of autorizar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy autorizando”, meaning “I am authorizing”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy autorizandoI am authorizing
Túestás autorizandoyou are authorizing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá autorizandos/he is authorizing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos autorizandowe are authorizing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis autorizandoyou (plural) are authorizing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán autorizandothey are authorizing

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund autorizando.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of autorizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a autorizar”, meaning “I am going to authorize”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a autorizarI am going to authorize
Túvas a autorizaryou are going to authorize
Ella / Él / Ustedva a autorizars/he is going to authorize
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a autorizarwe are going to authorize
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a autorizaryou (plural) are going to authorize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a autorizarthey are going to authorize

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive autorizar.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of autorizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “autorizaré”, meaning “I will authorize”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoautorizaréI will authorize
Túautorizarásyou will authorize
Ella / Él / Ustedautorizarás/he will authorize
Nosotras / Nosotrosautorizaremoswe will authorize
Vosotras / Vosotrosautorizaréisyou (plural) will authorize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautorizaránthey will authorize

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive autorizar plus the future endings.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of autorizar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “autorizaría”, meaning “I would authorize”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoautorizaríaI would authorize
Túautorizaríasyou would authorize
Ella / Él / Ustedautorizarías/he would authorize
Nosotras / Nosotrosautorizaríamoswe would authorize
Vosotras / Vosotrosautorizaríaisyou (plural) would authorize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautorizaríanthey would authorize

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive autorizar plus the conditional endings.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of autorizar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he autorizado”, meaning “I have authorized”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe autorizadoI have authorized
Túhas autorizadoyou have authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedha autorizados/he has authorized
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos autorizadowe have authorized
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis autorizadoyou (plural) have authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan autorizadothey have authorized

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle autorizado.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of autorizar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había autorizado”, meaning “I had authorized”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía autorizadoI had authorized
Túhabías autorizadoyou had authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía autorizados/he had authorized
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos autorizadowe had authorized
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais autorizadoyou (plural) had authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían autorizadothey had authorized

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle autorizado.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of autorizar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré autorizado”, meaning “I will have authorized”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré autorizadoI will have authorized
Túhabrás autorizadoyou will have authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá autorizados/he will have authorized
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos autorizadowe will have authorized
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis autorizadoyou (plural) will have authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán autorizadothey will have authorized

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle autorizado.

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Autorizar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of autorizar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría autorizado”, meaning “I would have authorized”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría autorizadoI would have authorized
Túhabrías autorizadoyou would have authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría autorizados/he would have authorized
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos autorizadowe would have authorized
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais autorizadoyou (plural) would have authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían autorizadothey would have authorized

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle autorizado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Autorizar

Autorizar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “autorice”, meaning “I authorize”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoautoriceI authorize
Túautoricesyou authorize
Ella / Él / Ustedautorices/he authorizes
Nosotras / Nosotrosautoricemoswe authorize
Vosotras / Vosotrosautoricéisyou (plural) authorize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautoricenthey authorize

How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (autorice, autorices, autorice, autoricemos, autoricéis, autoricen).

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Autorizar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “autorizara”, meaning “I authorized”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoautorizaraI authorized
Túautorizarasyou authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedautorizaras/he authorized
Nosotras / Nosotrosautorizáramoswe authorized
Vosotras / Vosotrosautorizaraisyou (plural) authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautorizaranthey authorized

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, autorizaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (autorizáramos).

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Autorizar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “autorizare”, meaning “I will authorize”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoautorizareI will authorize
Túautorizaresyou will authorize
Ella / Él / Ustedautorizares/he will authorize
Nosotras / Nosotrosautorizáremoswe will authorize
Vosotras / Vosotrosautorizareisyou (plural) will authorize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautorizarenthey will authorize

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, autorizaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (autorizáremos).

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Autorizar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya autorizado”, meaning “I have authorized”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya autorizadoI have authorized
Túhayas autorizadoyou have authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya autorizados/he has authorized
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos autorizadowe have authorized
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis autorizadoyou (plural) have authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan autorizadothey have authorized

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle autorizado.

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Autorizar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera autorizado”, meaning “I had authorized”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera autorizadoI had authorized
Túhubieras autorizadoyou had authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera autorizados/he had authorized
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos autorizadowe had authorized
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais autorizadoyou (plural) had authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran autorizadothey had authorized

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle autorizado.

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Autorizar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere autorizado”, meaning “I will have authorized”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere autorizadoI will have authorized
Túhubieres autorizadoyou will have authorized
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere autorizados/he will have authorized
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos autorizadowe will have authorized
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis autorizadoyou (plural) will have authorized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren autorizadothey will have authorized

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle autorizado.

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Imperative tenses of Autorizar

Autorizar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “autorice”, meaning “(to you formal) authorize!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túautoriza(to you) authorize!
Ella / Él / Ustedautorice(to you formal) authorize!
Nosotras / Nosotrosautoricemoslet's authorize!
Vosotras / Vosotrosautorizad(to you plural) authorize!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesautoricen(to you plural formal) authorize!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (autoriza); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (autorice, autoricemos, autoricen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (autorizad).

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Autorizar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no autorice”, meaning “(to you formal) don't authorize!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno autorices(to you) don't authorize!
Ella / Él / Ustedno autorice(to you formal) don't authorize!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno autoricemoslet's not authorize!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno autoricéis(to you plural) don't authorize!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno autoricen(to you plural formal) don't authorize!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no autorices, no autorice, no autoricemos, no autoricéis, no autoricen.

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Frequently asked questions about Autorizar

Is autorizar a regular or irregular verb?

Autorizar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (autoricé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (autorice).

How do you conjugate autorizar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), autorizar is conjugated as: yo autorizo, tú autorizas, él/ella/usted autoriza, nosotros autorizamos, vosotros autorizáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes autorizan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate autorizar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), autorizar is conjugated as: yo autoricé, tú autorizaste, él/ella/usted autorizó, nosotros autorizamos, vosotros autorizasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes autorizaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate autorizar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), autorizar is conjugated as: yo autorizaba, tú autorizabas, él/ella/usted autorizaba, nosotros autorizábamos, vosotros autorizabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes autorizaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate autorizar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), autorizar is conjugated as: yo autorizaré, tú autorizarás, él/ella/usted autorizará, nosotros autorizaremos, vosotros autorizaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes autorizarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate autorizar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), autorizar is conjugated as: yo autorice, tú autorices, él/ella/usted autorice, nosotros autoricemos, vosotros autoricéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes autoricen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.


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