Comercializar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
comercializar means "to market" in English, and this page shows it in everyday use: real example sentences in several tenses, two short dialogues, the mistakes learners actually make, and a quiz to test yourself. You will see comercializar with the product in Europe, the fruit in the markets, the region's wine and the book in several countries — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo comercializo el producto en Europa. — "Every day, I market the product in Europe." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
comercializar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with comercializar, grouped by situation. Each one shows the verb in a different tense or person, with its English translation and a note on when to use that form.
Everyday use
- Cada día, yo comercializo el producto en Europa. — "Every day, I market the product in Europe." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo comercialicé la fruta en los mercados. — "Yesterday, I marketed the fruit in the markets." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo comercializaba el vino de la región. — "In the past, I used to market the region's wine." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros comercializaremos el libro en varios países. — "Tomorrow, we will market the book in several countries." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú comercializarías el producto en Europa. — "If you could, you would market the product in Europe." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he comercializado la fruta en los mercados. — "I have marketed the fruit in the markets." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él comercializa el vino de la región. — "Normally, he/she markets the region's wine." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él comercializó el libro en varios países. — "Yesterday, he/she marketed the book in several countries." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros comercializábamos el producto en Europa. — "In the past, we used to market the product in Europe." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo comercializaré la fruta en los mercados. — "Tomorrow, I will market the fruit in the markets." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él comercialice el vino de la región. — "I hope that he/she markets the region's wine." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Comercializa el libro en varios países! — "Market the book in several countries!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using comercializar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the product in Europe, the fruit in the markets, the region's wine and the book in several countries.
Dialogue 1: talking about the product in Europe
Ana: ¿Tú comercializas el producto en Europa? — "Do you market the product in Europe?" Luis: Sí, yo comercializo el producto en Europa. — "I market the product in Europe." Ana: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Luis: Ayer, yo comercialicé la fruta en los mercados. — "Yesterday, I marketed the fruit in the markets." Ana: Mañana, nosotros comercializaremos el vino de la región. — "Tomorrow, we will market the region's wine." Luis: Si pudiera, yo comercializaría el libro en varios países. — "If I could, I would market the book in several countries." Ana: Antes, yo comercializaba la fruta en los mercados. — "In the past, I used to market the fruit in the markets." Luis: Yo he comercializado el producto en Europa. — "I have marketed the product in Europe." Ana: ¡Comercializa el vino de la región! — "Market the region's wine!"
In this dialogue comercializar appears in the present, the preterite, the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present perfect. That is the point: one verb, many tenses, and the complement tells you which situation you are in. Try the same dialogue with your own complements.
Dialogue 2: talking about the region's wine
Ana: Él comercializa el vino de la región. — "he/she markets the region's wine." Luis: ¿De verdad? ¿Él comercializa el vino de la región todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she markets the region's wine every day?" Ana: Sí, y ellos comercializan el libro en varios países. — "they market the book in several countries." Luis: Ayer, ellos comercializaron el vino de la región. — "Yesterday, they marketed the region's wine." Ana: Espero que él comercialice el libro en varios países. — "I hope that he/she markets the book in several countries." Luis: Mañana, él comercializará el vino de la región. — "Tomorrow, he/she will market the region's wine." Ana: Antes, nosotros comercializábamos el libro en varios países. — "In the past, we used to market the book in several countries." Luis: Nosotros comercializamos el producto en Europa también. — "we market the product in Europe too."
This dialogue shows comercializar in the third person and in the plural, which is where learners most often hesitate. Read it aloud with a partner, swapping the names and the complements for your own life, and the forms will start to feel automatic.
Common mistakes with comercializar
The errors learners actually make with comercializar in everyday use, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why it is wrong.
Mistake 1: Adding a reflexive pronoun that does not belong
- Wrong: Yo me comercializo el producto en Europa.
- Right: Yo comercializo el producto en Europa.
- Why: comercializar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo comercializo el producto en Europa. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo comercializar el producto en Europa.
- Right: Yo comercializo el producto en Europa.
- Why: The infinitive comercializar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form comercializo.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo comercializo la fruta en los mercados.
- Right: Ayer, yo comercialicé la fruta en los mercados.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo comercialicé la fruta en los mercados. — "Yesterday, I marketed the fruit in the markets."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy comercializado el vino de la región.
- Right: Estoy comercializando el vino de la región.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund comercializando for the progressive. The participle comercializado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he comercializado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros comercializa el producto en Europa.
- Right: Nosotros comercializamos el producto en Europa.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes comercializamos, while comercializa belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: comercializar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on comercializar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of comercializar in the present tense?
- (a) comercializas
- (b) comercializa
- (c) comercializamos
- (d) comercializo
Answer: (d) comercializo. The yo form is comercializo.
2. What is the tú form of comercializar in the present tense?
- (a) comercializa
- (b) comercializamos
- (c) comercializas
- (d) comercializo
Answer: (c) comercializas. The tú form is comercializas.
3. What is the él/ella form of comercializar in the present tense?
- (a) comercializamos
- (b) comercializa
- (c) comercializo
- (d) comercializas
Answer: (b) comercializa. The él/ella form is comercializa.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ el producto en Europa.
- (a) comercializo
- (b) comercializas
- (c) comercializa
- (d) comercializamos
Answer: (a) comercializo. The sentence needs the yo form comercializo.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ la fruta en los mercados.
- (a) comercializaste
- (b) comercializó
- (c) comercializamos
- (d) comercialicé
Answer: (d) comercialicé. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is comercialicé.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ el vino de la región.
- (a) comercializábamos
- (b) comercializabais
- (c) comercializaba
- (d) comercializabas
Answer: (c) comercializaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is comercializaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ el libro en varios países.
- (a) comercializaremos
- (b) comercializaré
- (c) comercializarás
- (d) comercializará
Answer: (b) comercializaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is comercializaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el producto en Europa.
- (a) hemos comercializado
- (b) he comercializado
- (c) has comercializado
- (d) ha comercializado
Answer: (b) he comercializado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he comercializado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el vino de la región.
- (a) comercialices
- (b) comercialicemos
- (c) comercialicéis
- (d) comercialice
Answer: (d) comercialice. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is comercialice.
10. What does comercializar mean in English?
- (a) to show oneself, to protest
- (b) to insist stubbornly
- (c) to boast
- (d) to market
Answer: (d) to market. comercializar means "to market" in English.
Frequently asked questions about comercializar
What does comercializar mean?
comercializar means "to market" in English. Use it when you talk about the product in Europe, the fruit in the markets, the region's wine and the book in several countries — for example: Cada día, yo comercializo el producto en Europa. — "Every day, I market the product in Europe."
Is there a reflexive form of comercializar?
No. comercializar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo comercializo el producto en Europa. — "Every day, I market the product in Europe."
What is the most common mistake with comercializar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the z becomes c before e, so the yo preterite is comercialicé and the subjunctive forms start with c, for example comercialice. Practise the yo form and the subjunctive forms until they feel automatic, and check them against the table on the conjugation page.
How can I practise comercializar?
Take the quiz above, then make your own sentences: change the person in each example, change the complement to something from your own life, and say the sentence aloud. The verb quiz and the verb translator on this site give you more practice with the same forms.