Normalizar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
normalizar means "to normalise" 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 normalizar with the situation in the country, relations between the neighbours, the school timetable and the use of English in the office — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo normalizo la situación en el país. — "Every day, I normalise the situation in the country." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
normalizar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with normalizar, 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 normalizo la situación en el país. — "Every day, I normalise the situation in the country." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo normalicé las relaciones entre los vecinos. — "Yesterday, I normalised relations between the neighbours." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo normalizaba el horario de la escuela. — "In the past, I used to normalise the school timetable." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros normalizaremos el uso del inglés en la oficina. — "Tomorrow, we will normalise the use of English in the office." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú normalizarías la situación en el país. — "If you could, you would normalise the situation in the country." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he normalizado las relaciones entre los vecinos. — "I have normalised relations between the neighbours." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él normaliza el horario de la escuela. — "Normally, he/she normalises the school timetable." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él normalizó el uso del inglés en la oficina. — "Yesterday, he/she normalised the use of English in the office." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros normalizábamos la situación en el país. — "In the past, we used to normalise the situation in the country." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo normalizaré las relaciones entre los vecinos. — "Tomorrow, I will normalise relations between the neighbours." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él normalice el horario de la escuela. — "I hope that he/she normalises the school timetable." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Normaliza el uso del inglés en la oficina! — "Normalise the use of English in the office!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using normalizar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the situation in the country, relations between the neighbours, the school timetable and the use of English in the office.
Dialogue 1: talking about the situation in the country
María: ¿Tú normalizas la situación en el país? — "Do you normalise the situation in the country?" Carlos: Sí, yo normalizo la situación en el país. — "I normalise the situation in the country." María: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Carlos: Ayer, yo normalicé las relaciones entre los vecinos. — "Yesterday, I normalised relations between the neighbours." María: Mañana, nosotros normalizaremos el horario de la escuela. — "Tomorrow, we will normalise the school timetable." Carlos: Si pudiera, yo normalizaría el uso del inglés en la oficina. — "If I could, I would normalise the use of English in the office." María: Antes, yo normalizaba las relaciones entre los vecinos. — "In the past, I used to normalise relations between the neighbours." Carlos: Yo he normalizado la situación en el país. — "I have normalised the situation in the country." María: ¡Normaliza el horario de la escuela! — "Normalise the school timetable!"
In this dialogue normalizar 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 school timetable
María: Él normaliza el horario de la escuela. — "he/she normalises the school timetable." Carlos: ¿De verdad? ¿Él normaliza el horario de la escuela todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she normalises the school timetable every day?" María: Sí, y ellos normalizan el uso del inglés en la oficina. — "they normalise the use of English in the office." Carlos: Ayer, ellos normalizaron el horario de la escuela. — "Yesterday, they normalised the school timetable." María: Espero que él normalice el uso del inglés en la oficina. — "I hope that he/she normalises the use of English in the office." Carlos: Mañana, él normalizará el horario de la escuela. — "Tomorrow, he/she will normalise the school timetable." María: Antes, nosotros normalizábamos el uso del inglés en la oficina. — "In the past, we used to normalise the use of English in the office." Carlos: Nosotros normalizamos la situación en el país también. — "we normalise the situation in the country too."
This dialogue shows normalizar 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 normalizar
The errors learners actually make with normalizar 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 normalizo la situación en el país.
- Right: Yo normalizo la situación en el país.
- Why: normalizar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo normalizo la situación en el país. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo normalizar la situación en el país.
- Right: Yo normalizo la situación en el país.
- Why: The infinitive normalizar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form normalizo.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo normalizo las relaciones entre los vecinos.
- Right: Ayer, yo normalicé las relaciones entre los vecinos.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo normalicé las relaciones entre los vecinos. — "Yesterday, I normalised relations between the neighbours."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy normalizado el horario de la escuela.
- Right: Estoy normalizando el horario de la escuela.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund normalizando for the progressive. The participle normalizado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he normalizado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros normaliza la situación en el país.
- Right: Nosotros normalizamos la situación en el país.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes normalizamos, while normaliza belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: normalizar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on normalizar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of normalizar in the present tense?
- (a) normaliza
- (b) normalizamos
- (c) normalizo
- (d) normalizas
Answer: (c) normalizo. The yo form is normalizo.
2. What is the tú form of normalizar in the present tense?
- (a) normalizamos
- (b) normalizas
- (c) normalizo
- (d) normaliza
Answer: (b) normalizas. The tú form is normalizas.
3. What is the él/ella form of normalizar in the present tense?
- (a) normaliza
- (b) normalizo
- (c) normalizas
- (d) normalizamos
Answer: (a) normaliza. The él/ella form is normaliza.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ la situación en el país.
- (a) normalizas
- (b) normaliza
- (c) normalizamos
- (d) normalizo
Answer: (d) normalizo. The sentence needs the yo form normalizo.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ las relaciones entre los vecinos.
- (a) normalizó
- (b) normalizamos
- (c) normalicé
- (d) normalizaste
Answer: (c) normalicé. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is normalicé.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ el horario de la escuela.
- (a) normalizabais
- (b) normalizaba
- (c) normalizabas
- (d) normalizábamos
Answer: (b) normalizaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is normalizaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ el uso del inglés en la oficina.
- (a) normalizaré
- (b) normalizarás
- (c) normalizará
- (d) normalizaremos
Answer: (a) normalizaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is normalizaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la situación en el país.
- (a) he normalizado
- (b) has normalizado
- (c) ha normalizado
- (d) hemos normalizado
Answer: (a) he normalizado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he normalizado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el horario de la escuela.
- (a) normalicemos
- (b) normalicéis
- (c) normalice
- (d) normalices
Answer: (c) normalice. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is normalice.
10. What does normalizar mean in English?
- (a) to personalise
- (b) to popularise
- (c) to normalise
- (d) to paralyse
Answer: (c) to normalise. normalizar means "to normalise" in English.
Frequently asked questions about normalizar
What does normalizar mean?
normalizar means "to normalise" in English. Use it when you talk about the situation in the country, relations between the neighbours, the school timetable and the use of English in the office — for example: Cada día, yo normalizo la situación en el país. — "Every day, I normalise the situation in the country."
Is there a reflexive form of normalizar?
No. normalizar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo normalizo la situación en el país. — "Every day, I normalise the situation in the country."
What is the most common mistake with normalizar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the z becomes c before e, so the yo preterite is normalicé and the subjunctive forms start with c, for example normalice. 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 normalizar?
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.