Ella Verbsautorizar 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).

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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | autorizo | I authorize |
| Tú | autorizas | you authorize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autoriza | s/he authorizes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autorizamos | we authorize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autorizáis | you (plural) authorize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autorizan | they authorize |
How it’s built: Regular: stem autoriz- plus the -ar endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | autoricé | I authorized |
| Tú | autorizaste | you authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autorizó | s/he authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autorizamos | we authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autorizasteis | you (plural) authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autorizaron | they authorized |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (autoricé); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | autorizaba | I used to authorize |
| Tú | autorizabas | you used to authorize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autorizaba | s/he used to authorize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autorizábamos | we used to authorize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autorizabais | you (plural) used to authorize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autorizaban | they used to authorize |
How it’s built: Regular: stem autoriz- plus the -ar endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy autorizando | I am authorizing |
| Tú | estás autorizando | you are authorizing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está autorizando | s/he is authorizing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos autorizando | we are authorizing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis autorizando | you (plural) are authorizing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están autorizando | they are authorizing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund autorizando.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a autorizar | I am going to authorize |
| Tú | vas a autorizar | you are going to authorize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a autorizar | s/he is going to authorize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a autorizar | we are going to authorize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a autorizar | you (plural) are going to authorize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a autorizar | they are going to authorize |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive autorizar.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | autorizaré | I will authorize |
| Tú | autorizarás | you will authorize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autorizará | s/he will authorize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autorizaremos | we will authorize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autorizaréis | you (plural) will authorize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autorizarán | they will authorize |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive autorizar plus the future endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | autorizaría | I would authorize |
| Tú | autorizarías | you would authorize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autorizaría | s/he would authorize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autorizaríamos | we would authorize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autorizaríais | you (plural) would authorize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autorizarían | they would authorize |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive autorizar plus the conditional endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he autorizado | I have authorized |
| Tú | has autorizado | you have authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha autorizado | s/he has authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos autorizado | we have authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis autorizado | you (plural) have authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han autorizado | they have authorized |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle autorizado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había autorizado | I had authorized |
| Tú | habías autorizado | you had authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había autorizado | s/he had authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos autorizado | we had authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais autorizado | you (plural) had authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían autorizado | they had authorized |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle autorizado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré autorizado | I will have authorized |
| Tú | habrás autorizado | you will have authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá autorizado | s/he will have authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos autorizado | we will have authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis autorizado | you (plural) will have authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán autorizado | they will have authorized |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle autorizado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría autorizado | I would have authorized |
| Tú | habrías autorizado | you would have authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría autorizado | s/he would have authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos autorizado | we would have authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais autorizado | you (plural) would have authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían autorizado | they 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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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | autorice | I authorize |
| Tú | autorices | you authorize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autorice | s/he authorizes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autoricemos | we authorize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autoricéis | you (plural) authorize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autoricen | they authorize |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (autorice, autorices, autorice, autoricemos, autoricéis, autoricen).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | autorizara | I authorized |
| Tú | autorizaras | you authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autorizara | s/he authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autorizáramos | we authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autorizarais | you (plural) authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autorizaran | they authorized |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, autorizaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (autorizáramos).
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | autorizare | I will authorize |
| Tú | autorizares | you will authorize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autorizare | s/he will authorize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autorizáremos | we will authorize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autorizareis | you (plural) will authorize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autorizaren | they will authorize |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, autorizaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (autorizáremos).
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya autorizado | I have authorized |
| Tú | hayas autorizado | you have authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya autorizado | s/he has authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos autorizado | we have authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis autorizado | you (plural) have authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan autorizado | they have authorized |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle autorizado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera autorizado | I had authorized |
| Tú | hubieras autorizado | you had authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera autorizado | s/he had authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos autorizado | we had authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais autorizado | you (plural) had authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran autorizado | they had authorized |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle autorizado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere autorizado | I will have authorized |
| Tú | hubieres autorizado | you will have authorized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere autorizado | s/he will have authorized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos autorizado | we will have authorized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis autorizado | you (plural) will have authorized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren autorizado | they will have authorized |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle autorizado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | autoriza | (to you) authorize! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | autorice | (to you formal) authorize! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | autoricemos | let's authorize! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | autorizad | (to you plural) authorize! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | autoricen | (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).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no autorices | (to you) don't authorize! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no autorice | (to you formal) don't authorize! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no autoricemos | let's not authorize! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no autoricéis | (to you plural) don't authorize! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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