Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Generalizar in Spanish
To generalise Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Generalizar
- Generalizar in the Indicative Present
- Generalizar in the Indicative Preterite
- Generalizar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Generalizar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Generalizar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Generalizar in the Indicative Future
- Generalizar in the Indicative Conditional
- Generalizar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Generalizar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Generalizar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Generalizar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Generalizar
- Imperative tenses of Generalizar
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Introduction
Generalizar is the Spanish verb for "to generalise". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | generalizar | to generalise |
| Past participle | generalizado | generalised |
| Gerund | generalizando | generalising |
Indicative Tenses of Generalizar
Generalizar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of generalizar 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, "generalizo", meaning "I generalise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generalizo | I generalise |
| Tú | generalizas | you generalise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generaliza | s/he generalises, you (formal) generalise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalizamos | we generalise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalizáis | you (plural) generalise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalizan | they generalise, you (plural formal) generalise |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of generalizar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "generalicé", meaning "I generalised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generalicé | I generalised |
| Tú | generalizaste | you generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generalizó | s/he generalised, you (formal) generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalizamos | we generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalizasteis | you (plural) generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalizaron | they generalised, you (plural formal) generalised |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of generalizar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "generalizaba", meaning "I used to generalise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generalizaba | I used to generalise |
| Tú | generalizabas | you used to generalise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generalizaba | s/he used to generalise, you (formal) used to generalise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalizábamos | we used to generalise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalizabais | you (plural) used to generalise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalizaban | they used to generalise, you (plural formal) used to generalise |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of generalizar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy generalizando", meaning "I am generalising".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy generalizando | I am generalising |
| Tú | estás generalizando | you are generalising |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está generalizando | s/he is generalising, you (formal) are generalising |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos generalizando | we are generalising |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis generalizando | you (plural) are generalising |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están generalizando | they are generalising, you (plural formal) are generalising |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of generalizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a generalizar", meaning "I am going to generalise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a generalizar | I am going to generalise |
| Tú | vas a generalizar | you are going to generalise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a generalizar | s/he is going to generalise, you (formal) are going to generalise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a generalizar | we are going to generalise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a generalizar | you (plural) are going to generalise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a generalizar | they are going to generalise, you (plural formal) are going to generalise |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of generalizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "generalizaré", meaning "I will generalise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generalizaré | I will generalise |
| Tú | generalizarás | you will generalise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generalizará | s/he will generalise, you (formal) will generalise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalizaremos | we will generalise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalizaréis | you (plural) will generalise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalizarán | they will generalise, you (plural formal) will generalise |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of generalizar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "generalizaría", meaning "I would generalise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generalizaría | I would generalise |
| Tú | generalizarías | you would generalise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generalizaría | s/he would generalise, you (formal) would generalise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalizaríamos | we would generalise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalizaríais | you (plural) would generalise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalizarían | they would generalise, you (plural formal) would generalise |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of generalizar 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 generalizado", meaning "I have generalised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he generalizado | I have generalised |
| Tú | has generalizado | you have generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha generalizado | s/he has generalised, you (formal) have generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos generalizado | we have generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis generalizado | you (plural) have generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han generalizado | they have generalised, you (plural formal) have generalised |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of generalizar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había generalizado", meaning "I had generalised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había generalizado | I had generalised |
| Tú | habías generalizado | you had generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había generalizado | s/he had generalised, you (formal) had generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos generalizado | we had generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais generalizado | you (plural) had generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían generalizado | they had generalised, you (plural formal) had generalised |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of generalizar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré generalizado", meaning "I will have generalised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré generalizado | I will have generalised |
| Tú | habrás generalizado | you will have generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá generalizado | s/he will have generalised, you (formal) will have generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos generalizado | we will have generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis generalizado | you (plural) will have generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán generalizado | they will have generalised, you (plural formal) will have generalised |
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Generalizar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of generalizar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría generalizado", meaning "I would have generalised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría generalizado | I would have generalised |
| Tú | habrías generalizado | you would have generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría generalizado | s/he would have generalised, you (formal) would have generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos generalizado | we would have generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais generalizado | you (plural) would have generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían generalizado | they would have generalised, you (plural formal) would have generalised |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Generalizar
Generalizar 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, "generalice", meaning "I generalise".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generalice | I generalise |
| Tú | generalices | you generalise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generalice | s/he generalises, you (formal) generalise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalicemos | we generalise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalicéis | you (plural) generalise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalicen | they generalise, you (plural formal) generalise |
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Generalizar 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, "generalizara", meaning "I generalised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generalizara | I generalised |
| Tú | generalizaras | you generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generalizara | s/he generalised, you (formal) generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalizáramos | we generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalizarais | you (plural) generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalizaran | they generalised, you (plural formal) generalised |
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Generalizar 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, "generalizare", meaning "I will generalise".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generalizare | I will generalise |
| Tú | generalizares | you will generalise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generalizare | s/he will generalise, you (formal) will generalise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalizáremos | we will generalise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalizareis | you (plural) will generalise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalizaren | they will generalise, you (plural formal) will generalise |
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Generalizar 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 generalizado", meaning "I have generalised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya generalizado | I have generalised |
| Tú | hayas generalizado | you have generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya generalizado | s/he has generalised, you (formal) have generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos generalizado | we have generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis generalizado | you (plural) have generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan generalizado | they have generalised, you (plural formal) have generalised |
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Generalizar 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 generalizado", meaning "I had generalised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera generalizado | I had generalised |
| Tú | hubieras generalizado | you had generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera generalizado | s/he had generalised, you (formal) had generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos generalizado | we had generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais generalizado | you (plural) had generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran generalizado | they had generalised, you (plural formal) had generalised |
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Generalizar 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 generalizado", meaning "I will have generalised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere generalizado | I will have generalised |
| Tú | hubieres generalizado | you will have generalised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere generalizado | s/he will have generalised, you (formal) will have generalised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos generalizado | we will have generalised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis generalizado | you (plural) will have generalised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren generalizado | they will have generalised, you (plural formal) will have generalised |
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Imperative Tenses of Generalizar
Generalizar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "generalice", meaning "(to you formal) generalise!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | generaliza | (to you) generalise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generalice | (to you formal) generalise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generalicemos | let's generalise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generalizad | (to you plural) generalise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generalicen | (to you plural formal) generalise! |
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Generalizar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no generalice", meaning "(to you formal) don't generalise!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no generalices | (to you) don't generalise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no generalice | (to you formal) don't generalise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no generalicemos | let's not generalise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no generalicéis | (to you plural) don't generalise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no generalicen | (to you plural formal) don't generalise! |
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