How to conjugate Bautizar in Spanish

Bautizar in Spanish means to baptize, to christen

Bautizar is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb bautizar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

Bautizar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb bautizar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page: 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bautizo	I baptize
Tú	bautizas	you baptize
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautiza	he/she baptizes, you (formal) baptize
Nosotros (as)	bautizamos	we baptize
Vosotros (as)	bautizáis	you (plural) Spain baptize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bautian	they baptize, you (plural) baptize

Examples: 

Yo bautizo los domingos	I baptize on Sundays
Nosotros bautizamos a los niños nuevos	We baptize the new children
Ellas bautizan a sus hijos	They baptize their kids

Bautizar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb bautizar is irregular in the preterite. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. 

Bautizar  is what we call a -car, -gar, -zar verb. These types of verbs end in -car, -gar, or -zar. Bautizar ends in -zar. 

-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a change in the yo form in the preterite form. 

For a video lesson on -car, gar, zar verbs check out my video: https://youtu.be/fpMIYGt_3vw 

-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings. 

– gar verbs.  Verbs will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The g changes to gu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings. 

-zar verbs. Verbs that end in zar like bautizar  will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The z changes to ce in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings. 

To review how to conjugate -car, -gar, -zar verbs watch my -car, -gar, -zar video: Click for Video  

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the preterite tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bauticé	I baptized
Tú	bautizaste	you baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautizó	he/she baptized, you (formal) baptized
Nosotros (as)	bautizamos	we baptized
Vosotros (as)	bautizasteis	you (plural) Spain baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bautizaron	they baptized, you (plural) baptized

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasada	last week
el mes pasado	last month
el fin de semana pasado	last weekend
el año pasado	last year
ayer	yesterday
anteayer	the day before yesterday
anoche	last night

Examples: 

Anoche  bauticé a la hija de mi hermano	Last night I baptized my brothers daughter
Ayer bautizamos a muchas personas en la iglesia	Yesterday we baptized many people at church
Ellas bautizan a sus hijos en una iglesia de su preferencia	They baptized their children in a church of their preference

Bautizar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb bautizar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bautizaba	I used to baptize
Tú	bautizabas	you used to baptize
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautizaba	he/she used to baptize, you (formal) used to baptize
Nosotros (as)	bautizábamos	we used to baptize
Vosotros (as)	bautizabais	you (plural) Spain used to baptize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bautizaban	they used to baptize, you (plural) used to baptize

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudo	often
usualmente	usually
todos los días	every day
todos los meses	every month
todos los años	every year
casi siempre	almost always
a veces	sometimes
de niño/niña	as a child …
siempre	always
normalmente	normally

Examples: 

Usualmente yo bautizaba los domingos	Usually I used to baptized on Sundays
Nosotros bautizábamos a mucha gente en la iglesia en semana santa	We used to baptized many people at church in easter
Ellas siempre bautizaban a las personas los sábados en la mañana	They always used to baptized the people on Saturday morning

Bautizar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb bautizar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb bautiar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate bautizar in the future, follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case bautizar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

Yo	é
Tú	ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	á
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bautizaré	I will baptize
Tú	bautizarás	you will baptize
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautizará	he/she will baptize, you (formal) will baptize
Nosotros (as)	bautizaremos	we will baptize
Vosotros (as)	bautizaréis	you (plural) Spain will baptize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bautizarán	they will baptize, you (plural) will baptize

Examples: 

Yo bautizaré a quien esté dispuesto a ser bautizado	I will baptize whoever is willing to be baptized
Nosotros bautizaremos a nuestros hijos el otro año	We will baptize our children the next year
Ellas bautizarán a sus hijos en Roma	They will baptize their children in Roma

Bautizar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a bautizar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yo	voy
Tú	vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va
Nosotros (as)	vamos
Vosotros (as)	vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar using the informal future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a bautizar	I will baptize
Tú	vas a bautizar	you will baptize
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va a bautizar	he/she will baptize, you (formal) will baptize
Nosotros (as)	vamos a bautizar	we will baptize
Vosotros (as)	vais a bautizar	you (plural) Spain will baptize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van a bautizar	they will baptize, you (plural) will baptize

Examples: 

Yo voy a  bautizar a muchas personas hoy	I will baptize many people today
Nosotros vamos a bautizar a nuestras hijas	We will baptize our daughters
Ellas van a bautizar a su hijo porque él quiere que lo bauticen	They will baptize their son because he wants to be baptized

Bautizar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to bautizar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (bautizar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (bautiz)
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs  = (bautizando)

The present participle of bautizar is bautizando. 

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yo	estoy
Tú	estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está
Nosotros (as)	estamos
Vosotros (as)	estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están

The present participle of the verb bautizar is: bautizando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar using the present progressive:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy bautizando	I am baptizing
Tú	estás bautizando	you are baptizing
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está bautizando	he/she is baptizing, you (formal) are baptizing
Nosotros (as)	estamos bautizando	we are baptizing
Vosotros (as)	estáis bautizando	you (plural) Spain are baptizing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están bautizando	they are baptizing, you (plural) are baptizing

Examples: 

Yo estoy bautizando en la iglesia de mi pueblo	I am baptizing at my home towns church
Nosotros estamos bautizando  en la iglesia a todo aquel que lo desee	We are baptizing at the church those who wish to be baptized
¿Estás bautizando a tu hijo?	Are you baptizing your son?

Bautizar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb bautizar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate bautizar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case bautizar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yo	ía
Tú	ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ía
Nosotros (as)	íamos
Vosotros (as)	íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ían

The infinitive of the verb bautizar is bautizar. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar using the conditional tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bautizaría	I would baptized
Tú	bautizarías	you would baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautizaría	he/she would baptized, you (formal) would baptized
Nosotros (as)	bautizaríamos	we would baptized
Vosotros (as)	bautizaríais	you (plural) Spain would baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bautizarían	they would baptized, you (plural) would baptized

Examples: 

Yo bautizaría a mis hijos si creyeran en Dios	I would baptize my children if they believed in God
Nosotros bautizaríamos a nuestra hija pero ella no quiere	We would baptize our daughter but she doesn’t want to
Ellos bautizarían a todos si pudieran	They would baptize everyone if they could

Bautizar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yo	he
Tú	has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha
Nosotros (as)	hemos
Vosotros (as)	habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to bautizar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (bautizar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (bautiz)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (bautizado)

The past participle of the verb bautizar is bautizado.

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the present perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he bautizado	I have baptized
Tú	has bautizado	you have baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha bautizado	he/she have baptized, you (formal) have baptized
Nosotros (as)	hemos bautizado	we have baptized
Vosotros (as)	habéis bautizado	you (plural) Spain have baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han bautizado	they have baptized, you (plural) have baptized

Examples: 

Yo he bautizado a muchas personas	I have baptized many people
Nosotros hemos bautizado a nuestros hijos en la iglesia de mi esposa	We have baptized our children at my wifes church

Bautizar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yo	había
Tú	habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había
Nosotros (as)	habíamos
Vosotros (as)	habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case bautizar. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to bautizar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (bautizar)
2.  Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (bautiz)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (bautizado)

The past participle of bautizar is bautizado. 

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the past perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había bautizado	I had baptized
Tú	habías bautizado	you had baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había bautizado	he/she had baptized, you (formal) had baptized
Nosotros (as)	habíamos bautizado	we had baptized
Vosotros (as)	habíais bautizado	you (plural) Spain had baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían bautizado	they had baptized, you (plural) had baptized

Examples: 

Yo ya había bautizado a mi hijo antes	I had already baptized my son before
¿Tú habías bautizado a alguien antes?	Had you baptized anyone before?
Él había bautizado a los hijos de mi primo en otra iglesia	He had baptized my cousin children in another church

Bautizar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb bautizar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yo	habré
Tú	habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá
Nosotros (as)	habremos
Vosotros (as)	habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case bautizar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to bautizar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (bautizar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (bautiz)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (bautizado)

The past participle of bautizar is bautizado. 

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré bautizado	I will have baptized
Tú	habrás bautizado	you will have baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá bautizado	he/she will have baptized, you (formal) will have baptized
Nosotros (as)	habremos bautizado	we will have baptized
Vosotros (as)	habréis bautizado	you (plural) Spain will have baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán bautizado	they will have baptized, you (plural) will have baptized

Examples: 

Mañana a esta hora ya habré bautizado a las personas que se inscribieron	Tomorrow at this time, I will have already baptized the people who signed up to get baptized
Pedro habrá bautizado a su hijo en su pueblo natal	Pedro will have baptized his kid at his hometown

Bautizar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb bautizar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yo	habría
Tú	habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría
Nosotros (as)	habríamos
Vosotros (as)	habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case bautizar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to bautizar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (bautizar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (bautiz)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (bautizado)

The past participle of bautizar is bautizado. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría bautizado	I would have baptized
Tú	habrías bautizado	you would have baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría bautizado	he/she would have baptized, you (formal) would have baptized
Nosotros (as)	habríamos bautizado	we would have baptized
Vosotros (as)	habríais bautizado	you (plural) Spain will would baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían bautizado	they would have baptized, you (plural) would have baptized

Examples: 

Yo  habría bautizado a mis hijos pero no tuvimos la oportunidad	I would have baptized my children but we didn’t had the chance to do so
Ellos habrían bautizado  a sus hijos antes pero no podían	They would have baptized their kids before but they couldn’t

Bautizar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb bautizar is irregular in the subjunctive present form. 

Bautizar  is what we call a -car, -gar, -zar verb. These types of verbs end in -car, -gar, or -zar. bautizar ends in -car. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yo	a
Tú	as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	as
Nosotros (as)	amos
Vosotros (as)	áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	an

Keep in mind that the verb bautizar is irregular in the subjunctive present. The -z in the stem changes to a -c. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the subjunctive present:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bautice	I may baptize
Tú	bautices	you may baptize
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautice	he/she may baptize, you (formal) may baptize
Nosotros (as)	bauticemos	we may baptize
Vosotros (as)	bauticéis	you (plural) Spain may baptize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bauticen	they may baptize, you (plural) may baptize

Examples: 

Quizás bautice a mi hija	Perhaps, I may baptize my daughter
Es posible que ellos bauticen a sus hijos este domingo	It’s possible they may baptize their children this Sunday

Bautizar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like bautizar the endings are:

Yo	ara
Tú	aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ara
Nosotros (as)	áramos
Vosotros (as)	arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yo	ase
Tú	ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ase
Nosotros (as)	ásemos
Vosotros (as)	aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yo	iera
Tú	ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iera
Nosotros (as)	iéramos
Vosotros (as)	ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yo	iese
Tú	ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iese
Nosotros (as)	iésemos
Vosotros (as)	ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	iesen

Here are the steps in action:

1. Bautizar

2. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: bautizar – bautizaron

3. Now remove -aron and you are left with bautiz

4. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the subjunctive imperfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bautizara	I might baptize
Tú	bautizaras	you might baptize
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautizara	he/she might baptize, you (formal) might baptize
Nosotros (as)	bautizáramos	we might baptize
Vosotros (as)	bautizarais	you (plural) Spain might baptize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bautizaran	they might baptize, you (plural) might baptize

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bautizase	I might baptize
Tú	bautizases	you might baptize
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautizase	he/she might baptize, you (formal) might baptize
Nosotros (as)	bautizásemos	we might baptize
Vosotros (as)	bautizaseis	you (plural) Spain might baptize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bautizasen	they might baptize, you (plural) might baptize

Examples: 

Si yo bautizase a mis hijas sería en semana santa	If I might baptize my children I will do it easter
¿Sería malo si no bautizásemos a nuestros hijos?	Would it be bad if we don’t baptized our kids?

Bautizar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb bautizar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like bautizar the endings are:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)	eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the subjunctive future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	bautizare	I will baptize
Tú	bautizares	you will baptize
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	bautizare	he/she will baptize, you (formal) will baptize
Nosotros (as)	bautizáremos	we will baptize
Vosotros (as)	bautizareis	you (plural) Spain will baptize
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	bautizaren	they will baptize, you (plural) will baptize

Example:

El día que bautizare a la primera persona que me permitan será un buen dia

The day I will baptize the first person I am allowed to it will be a nice day

Bautizar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb bautizar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yo	haya
Tú	hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya
Nosotros (as)	hayamos
Vosotros (as)	hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan

The past participle of the verb bautizar is: bautizado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya bautizado	I may have baptized
Tú	hayas bautizado	you may have baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya bautizado	he/she may have baptized, you (formal) may have baptized
Nosotros (as)	hayamos bautizado	we may have baptized
Vosotros (as)	hayáis bautizado	you (plural) Spain may have baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan bautizado	they may have baptized, you (plural) may have baptized

Example:

Dudo que alguna vez el pastor haya bautizado a alguien de este pueblo	I doubt that anytime the pastor have baptized anyone from this town
Es posible que ellos nunca hayan bautizado a nadie.	It’s possible they may have never baptized anyone

Bautizar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yo	hubiera
Tú	hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)	hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yo	hubiese
Tú	hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

5. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
6. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
7. Add -ado for -ar verbs
8. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to bautizar:

4. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (bautizar)
5. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (bautiz)
6. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (bautizado)

The past participle of the verb bautizar is bautizado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb bautizar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiese bautizado	I might have baptized
Tú	hubieses bautizado	you might have baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese bautizado	he/she might have baptized, you (formal) might have baptized
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos bautizado	we might have baptized
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis bautizado	you (plural) Spain might have baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen bautizado	they might have baptized, you (plural) might have baptized

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera bautizado	I might have baptized
Tú	hubieras bautizado	you might have baptized
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera bautizado	he/she might have baptized, you (formal) might have baptized
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos bautizado	we might have baptized
Vosotros (as)	hubierais bautizado	you (plural) Spain might have baptized
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran bautizado	they might have baptized, you (plural) might have baptized

Example:

Yo hubiese bautizado a los niños si me hubieran dejado	I might have baptized the kids if they had let me
Desearía que no me hubieran bautizado cuando era pequeña	I wish you might have not baptized me when I was a Child

Bautizar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

Bautizar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. 
2. Take off the “s”
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb bautizar  would be bautiza. 

Let’s see the process:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (bautizas)
2. Take off the “s”.  (bautiza)
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (bautiza)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb bautizar are the following but please keep in mind that bautizar is an irregular in the imperative affirmative commands. That is because the combination of letters (ze) is not allowed in Spanish, therefore the –z has to be changed to a -c. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡bautiza!	baptize!
Usted (Ud.)	¡bautice!	baptize!
Nosotros (as)	¡bauticemos!	baptize!
Vosotros (as)	¡bautizad!	baptize!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡bauticen!	baptize!

Examples:

¡Bautiza a los niños!	Baptize the kids!
¡Bauticen a todos!	Baptize everybody!

Bautizar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

Bautizar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

1. Start with No
2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
3. Take off the “o”
4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Bautizar is an irregular when it comes to Imperative Negative Commands. That is because the combination of letters (ze) is not allowed in Spanish, therefore the –z has to be changed to a -c. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡No bautices!	Don’t baptize!
Usted (Ud.)	¡No bautice!	Don’t baptize!
Nosotros (as)	¡No bauticemos!	Don’t baptize!
Vosotros (as)	¡No bauticéis!	Don’t baptize!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡No bauticen!	Don’t baptize!

Examples

¡No bautices  al niño!

Don’t baptize the kid!