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SPANISH VERB

realizar

to carry out, to do

  • #117 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: realizando
  • Past participle: realizado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use realizar

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

  1. Present

    El hospital realiza pruebas gratis los sábados.

    The hospital does free tests on Saturdays.

  2. Past

    Realicé el pago en línea sin ningún problema.

    I made the payment online without any problem.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi padre realizaba viajes de trabajo cada mes.

    My father used to make work trips every month.

  4. Future

    El técnico realizará la revisión el jueves.

    The technician will carry out the inspection on Thursday.

  5. Conditional

    Con ese dinero realizaría mi sueño de viajar.

    With that money I'd make my dream of traveling come true.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que realices el trámite esta semana.

    It's important that you complete the paperwork this week.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pidieron que realizara el examen otra vez.

    They asked him to take the exam again.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Realice el pago antes del viernes, por favor!

    Make the payment before Friday, please!

Good to know

  • "Realizar" is a false friend: it is to carry out or make happen, not to realize; that is "darse cuenta".

Verbs like this one

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