Inmortalizar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
inmortalizar means "to immortalise" 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 inmortalizar with the moment with a photo, his grandfather in a portrait, the victory in a book and the day with a video — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo inmortalizo el momento con una foto. — "Every day, I immortalise the moment with a photo." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
inmortalizar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with inmortalizar, 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 inmortalizo el momento con una foto. — "Every day, I immortalise the moment with a photo." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo inmortalicé a su abuelo en un retrato. — "Yesterday, I immortalised his grandfather in a portrait." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo inmortalizaba la victoria en un libro. — "In the past, I used to immortalise the victory in a book." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros inmortalizaremos el día con un vídeo. — "Tomorrow, we will immortalise the day with a video." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú inmortalizarías el momento con una foto. — "If you could, you would immortalise the moment with a photo." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he inmortalizado a su abuelo en un retrato. — "I have immortalised his grandfather in a portrait." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él inmortaliza la victoria en un libro. — "Normally, he/she immortalises the victory in a book." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él inmortalizó el día con un vídeo. — "Yesterday, he/she immortalised the day with a video." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros inmortalizábamos el momento con una foto. — "In the past, we used to immortalise the moment with a photo." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo inmortalizaré a su abuelo en un retrato. — "Tomorrow, I will immortalise his grandfather in a portrait." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él inmortalice la victoria en un libro. — "I hope that he/she immortalises the victory in a book." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Inmortaliza el día con un vídeo! — "Immortalise the day with a video!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using inmortalizar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the moment with a photo, his grandfather in a portrait, the victory in a book and the day with a video.
Dialogue 1: talking about the moment with a photo
Lucía: ¿Tú inmortalizas el momento con una foto? — "Do you immortalise the moment with a photo?" Pedro: Sí, yo inmortalizo el momento con una foto. — "I immortalise the moment with a photo." Lucía: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Pedro: Ayer, yo inmortalicé a su abuelo en un retrato. — "Yesterday, I immortalised his grandfather in a portrait." Lucía: Mañana, nosotros inmortalizaremos la victoria en un libro. — "Tomorrow, we will immortalise the victory in a book." Pedro: Si pudiera, yo inmortalizaría el día con un vídeo. — "If I could, I would immortalise the day with a video." Lucía: Antes, yo inmortalizaba a su abuelo en un retrato. — "In the past, I used to immortalise his grandfather in a portrait." Pedro: Yo he inmortalizado el momento con una foto. — "I have immortalised the moment with a photo." Lucía: ¡Inmortaliza la victoria en un libro! — "Immortalise the victory in a book!"
In this dialogue inmortalizar 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 victory in a book
Lucía: Él inmortaliza la victoria en un libro. — "he/she immortalises the victory in a book." Pedro: ¿De verdad? ¿Él inmortaliza la victoria en un libro todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she immortalises the victory in a book every day?" Lucía: Sí, y ellos inmortalizan el día con un vídeo. — "they immortalise the day with a video." Pedro: Ayer, ellos inmortalizaron la victoria en un libro. — "Yesterday, they immortalised the victory in a book." Lucía: Espero que él inmortalice el día con un vídeo. — "I hope that he/she immortalises the day with a video." Pedro: Mañana, él inmortalizará la victoria en un libro. — "Tomorrow, he/she will immortalise the victory in a book." Lucía: Antes, nosotros inmortalizábamos el día con un vídeo. — "In the past, we used to immortalise the day with a video." Pedro: Nosotros inmortalizamos el momento con una foto también. — "we immortalise the moment with a photo too."
This dialogue shows inmortalizar 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 inmortalizar
The errors learners actually make with inmortalizar 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 inmortalizo el momento con una foto.
- Right: Yo inmortalizo el momento con una foto.
- Why: inmortalizar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo inmortalizo el momento con una foto. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo inmortalizar el momento con una foto.
- Right: Yo inmortalizo el momento con una foto.
- Why: The infinitive inmortalizar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form inmortalizo.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo inmortalizo a su abuelo en un retrato.
- Right: Ayer, yo inmortalicé a su abuelo en un retrato.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo inmortalicé a su abuelo en un retrato. — "Yesterday, I immortalised his grandfather in a portrait."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy inmortalizado la victoria en un libro.
- Right: Estoy inmortalizando la victoria en un libro.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund inmortalizando for the progressive. The participle inmortalizado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he inmortalizado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros inmortaliza el momento con una foto.
- Right: Nosotros inmortalizamos el momento con una foto.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes inmortalizamos, while inmortaliza belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: inmortalizar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on inmortalizar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of inmortalizar in the present tense?
- (a) inmortalizamos
- (b) inmortalizo
- (c) inmortalizas
- (d) inmortaliza
Answer: (b) inmortalizo. The yo form is inmortalizo.
2. What is the tú form of inmortalizar in the present tense?
- (a) inmortalizas
- (b) inmortalizo
- (c) inmortaliza
- (d) inmortalizamos
Answer: (a) inmortalizas. The tú form is inmortalizas.
3. What is the él/ella form of inmortalizar in the present tense?
- (a) inmortalizo
- (b) inmortalizas
- (c) inmortalizamos
- (d) inmortaliza
Answer: (d) inmortaliza. The él/ella form is inmortaliza.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ el momento con una foto.
- (a) inmortaliza
- (b) inmortalizamos
- (c) inmortalizo
- (d) inmortalizas
Answer: (c) inmortalizo. The sentence needs the yo form inmortalizo.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ a su abuelo en un retrato.
- (a) inmortalizamos
- (b) inmortalicé
- (c) inmortalizaste
- (d) inmortalizó
Answer: (b) inmortalicé. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is inmortalicé.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ la victoria en un libro.
- (a) inmortalizaba
- (b) inmortalizabas
- (c) inmortalizábamos
- (d) inmortalizabais
Answer: (a) inmortalizaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is inmortalizaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ el día con un vídeo.
- (a) inmortalizarás
- (b) inmortalizará
- (c) inmortalizaremos
- (d) inmortalizaré
Answer: (d) inmortalizaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is inmortalizaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el momento con una foto.
- (a) has inmortalizado
- (b) ha inmortalizado
- (c) hemos inmortalizado
- (d) he inmortalizado
Answer: (d) he inmortalizado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he inmortalizado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la victoria en un libro.
- (a) inmortalicéis
- (b) inmortalice
- (c) inmortalices
- (d) inmortalicemos
Answer: (b) inmortalice. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is inmortalice.
10. What does inmortalizar mean in English?
- (a) to crystallise
- (b) to immortalise
- (c) to market
- (d) to raise awareness
Answer: (b) to immortalise. inmortalizar means "to immortalise" in English.
Frequently asked questions about inmortalizar
What does inmortalizar mean?
inmortalizar means "to immortalise" in English. Use it when you talk about the moment with a photo, his grandfather in a portrait, the victory in a book and the day with a video — for example: Cada día, yo inmortalizo el momento con una foto. — "Every day, I immortalise the moment with a photo."
Is there a reflexive form of inmortalizar?
No. inmortalizar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo inmortalizo el momento con una foto. — "Every day, I immortalise the moment with a photo."
What is the most common mistake with inmortalizar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the z becomes c before e, so the yo preterite is inmortalicé and the subjunctive forms start with c, for example inmortalice. 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 inmortalizar?
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.