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How to conjugate Colonizar in Spanish

To colonise Irregular Verb

At a glance: Colonizar (to colonise) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: colonizo, colonizas, coloniza, colonizamos, colonizáis, colonizan. Its irregularities include: Change z to c for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (and therefore the imperatives).

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Colonizar is the Spanish verb for "to colonise". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivecolonizarto colonise
Past participlecolonizadocolonised
Gerundcolonizandocolonising
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Indicative Tenses of Colonizar

Colonizar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of colonizar 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, "colonizo", meaning "I colonise".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocolonizoI colonise
colonizasyou colonise
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonizas/he colonises
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonizamoswe colonise
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonizáisyou (plural) colonise
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonizanthey colonise

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Colonizar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of colonizar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "colonicé", meaning "I colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocolonicé I colonised
colonizasteyou colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonizós/he colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonizamoswe colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonizasteisyou (plural) colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonizaronthey colonised

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Colonizar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of colonizar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "colonizaba", meaning "I used to colonise".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocolonizabaI used to colonise
colonizabasyou used to colonise
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonizabas/he used to colonise
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonizábamoswe used to colonise
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonizabaisyou (plural) used to colonise
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonizabanthey used to colonise

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Colonizar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of colonizar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy colonizando", meaning "I am colonising".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy colonizandoI am colonising
estás colonizandoyou are colonising
Ella / Él / Ustedestá colonizandos/he is colonising
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos colonizandowe are colonising
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis colonizandoyou (plural) are colonising
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán colonizandothey are colonising

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Colonizar in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a colonizarI am going to colonise
vas a colonizaryou are going to colonise
Ella / Él / Ustedva a colonizars/he is going to colonise
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a colonizarwe are going to colonise
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a colonizaryou (plural) are going to colonise
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a colonizarthey are going to colonise

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Colonizar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of colonizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "colonizaré", meaning "I will colonise".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocolonizaréI will colonise
colonizarásyou will colonise
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonizarás/he will colonise
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonizaremoswe will colonise
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonizaréisyou (plural) will colonise
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonizaránthey will colonise

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Colonizar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of colonizar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "colonizaría", meaning "I would colonise".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocolonizaríaI would colonise
colonizaríasyou would colonise
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonizarías/he would colonise
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonizaríamoswe would colonise
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonizaríaisyou (plural) would colonise
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonizaríanthey would colonise

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Colonizar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of colonizar 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 colonizado", meaning "I have colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe colonizadoI have colonised
has colonizadoyou have colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedha colonizados/he has colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos colonizadowe have colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis colonizadoyou (plural) have colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan colonizadothey have colonised

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Colonizar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of colonizar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había colonizado", meaning "I had colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía colonizadoI had colonised
habías colonizadoyou had colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía colonizados/he had colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos colonizadowe had colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais colonizadoyou (plural) had colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían colonizadothey had colonised

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Colonizar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of colonizar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré colonizado", meaning "I will have colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré colonizadoI will have colonised
habrás colonizadoyou will have colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá colonizados/he will have colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos colonizadowe will have colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis colonizadoyou (plural) will have colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán colonizadothey will have colonised

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Colonizar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of colonizar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría colonizado", meaning "I would have colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría colonizadoI would have colonised
habrías colonizadoyou would have colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría colonizados/he would have colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos colonizadowe would have colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais colonizadoyou (plural) would have colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían colonizadothey would have colonised

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Subjunctive Tenses of Colonizar

Colonizar 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, "colonice", meaning "I colonise".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yocolonice I colonise
colonices you colonise
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonice s/he colonises
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonicemos we colonise
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonicéis you (plural) colonise
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonicen they colonise

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Colonizar 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, "colonizara", meaning "I colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocolonizaraI colonised
colonizarasyou colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonizaras/he colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonizáramoswe colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonizaraisyou (plural) colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonizaranthey colonised

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Colonizar 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, "colonizare", meaning "I will colonise".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocolonizareI will colonise
colonizaresyou will colonise
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonizares/he will colonise
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonizáremoswe will colonise
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonizareisyou (plural) will colonise
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonizarenthey will colonise

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Colonizar 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 colonizado", meaning "I have colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya colonizadoI have colonised
hayas colonizadoyou have colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya colonizados/he has colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos colonizadowe have colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis colonizadoyou (plural) have colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan colonizadothey have colonised

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Colonizar 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 colonizado", meaning "I had colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera colonizadoI had colonised
hubieras colonizadoyou had colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera colonizados/he had colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos colonizadowe had colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais colonizadoyou (plural) had colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran colonizadothey had colonised

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Colonizar 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 colonizado", meaning "I will have colonised".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere colonizadoI will have colonised
hubieres colonizadoyou will have colonised
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere colonizados/he will have colonised
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos colonizadowe will have colonised
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis colonizadoyou (plural) will have colonised
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren colonizadothey will have colonised

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Imperative Tenses of Colonizar

Colonizar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "colonice", meaning "(to you formal) colonise!".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
coloniza(to you) colonise!
Ella / Él / Ustedcolonice (to you formal) colonise!
Nosotras / Nosotroscolonicemos let's colonise!
Vosotras / Vosotroscolonizad(to you plural) colonise!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescolonicen (to you plural formal) colonise!

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Colonizar in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no colonices (to you) don't colonise!
Ella / Él / Ustedno colonice (to you formal) don't colonise!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno colonicemos let's not colonise!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno colonicéis (to you plural) don't colonise!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno colonicen (to you plural formal) don't colonise!

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Frequently asked questions about Colonizar

Is colonizar a regular or irregular verb?

Colonizar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Change z to c for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (and therefore the imperatives).

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

In the present tense (presente), colonizar is conjugated as: yo colonizo, tú colonizas, él/ella/usted coloniza, nosotros colonizamos, vosotros colonizáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes colonizan. 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 colonizar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), colonizar is conjugated as: yo colonicé, tú colonizaste, él/ella/usted colonizó, nosotros colonizamos, vosotros colonizasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes colonizaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

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

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), colonizar is conjugated as: yo colonizaba, tú colonizabas, él/ella/usted colonizaba, nosotros colonizábamos, vosotros colonizabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes colonizaban. 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 colonizar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), colonizar is conjugated as: yo colonizaré, tú colonizarás, él/ella/usted colonizará, nosotros colonizaremos, vosotros colonizaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes colonizarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

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

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), colonizar is conjugated as: yo colonice, tú colonices, él/ella/usted colonice, nosotros colonicemos, vosotros colonicéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes colonicen. 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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