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SPANISH VERB

organizar

to organise

  • #317 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: organizando
  • Past participle: organizado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I organise
  2. tú you organise
  3. usted, él, ella he/she organises
  4. nosotros we organise
  5. vosotros Spain you all organise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they organise

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I organised
  2. tú you organised
  3. usted, él, ella he/she organised
  4. nosotros we organised
  5. vosotros Spain you all organised
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they organised

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to organise
  2. tú you used to organise
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to organise
  4. nosotros we used to organise
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to organise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to organise

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will organise
  2. tú you will organise
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will organise
  4. nosotros we will organise
  5. vosotros Spain you all will organise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will organise

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would organise
  2. tú you would organise
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would organise
  4. nosotros we would organise
  5. vosotros Spain you all would organise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would organise

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I organise
  2. tú (that) you organise
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she organise
  4. nosotros (that) we organise
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all organise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they organise

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I organised
  2. tú (if) you organised
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she organised
  4. nosotros (if) we organised
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all organised
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they organised

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú organise!
  2. usted organise! (formal)
  3. nosotros organise! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain organise! (all of you)
  5. ustedes organise! (all of you)

How to use organizar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Lucía organiza la fiesta de cumpleaños de su madre.

    Lucía is organising her mum's birthday party.

  2. Past

    Organizamos una cena sorpresa para los abuelos.

    We organised a surprise dinner for the grandparents.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi tía organizaba las excursiones del barrio cada verano.

    My aunt used to organise the neighbourhood outings every summer.

  4. Future

    ¿Quién organizará el viaje de fin de curso?

    Who will organise the end-of-year trip?

  5. Conditional

    Yo organizaría la reunión para el jueves.

    I'd organise the meeting for Thursday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que organices los papeles por fechas.

    I need you to organise the papers by date.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El jefe pidió que organizáramos el almacén.

    The boss asked us to organise the warehouse.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Organizad vuestro cuarto antes de salir!

    Tidy up your room before you go out!

Where you hear organizar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Organizo la lista por familias. I'm organising the list by family.
  • Organicé una planta durante treinta y dos años. I organised a ward for thirty-two years.
  • Voy a organizar vuestra boda. I'm going to organise your wedding.
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Don't Put Me in the Middle

Advanced Level 3 · nada que organizar · organiza otra cosa

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.