Rentabilizar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
rentabilizar means "to make profitable" 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 rentabilizar with the investment in the shop, the time at work, the space in the house and the trip with several clients — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda. — "Every day, I make profitable the investment in the shop." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
rentabilizar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with rentabilizar, 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 rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda. — "Every day, I make profitable the investment in the shop." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo rentabilicé el tiempo en el trabajo. — "Yesterday, I made profitable the time at work." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo rentabilizaba el espacio de la casa. — "In the past, I used to make profitable the space in the house." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros rentabilizaremos el viaje con varios clientes. — "Tomorrow, we will make profitable the trip with several clients." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú rentabilizarías la inversión en la tienda. — "If you could, you would make profitable the investment in the shop." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he rentabilizado el tiempo en el trabajo. — "I have made profitable the time at work." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él rentabiliza el espacio de la casa. — "Normally, he/she makes profitable the space in the house." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él rentabilizó el viaje con varios clientes. — "Yesterday, he/she made profitable the trip with several clients." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros rentabilizábamos la inversión en la tienda. — "In the past, we used to make profitable the investment in the shop." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo rentabilizaré el tiempo en el trabajo. — "Tomorrow, I will make profitable the time at work." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él rentabilice el espacio de la casa. — "I hope that he/she makes profitable the space in the house." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Rentabiliza el viaje con varios clientes! — "Make profitable the trip with several clients!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using rentabilizar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the investment in the shop, the time at work, the space in the house and the trip with several clients.
Dialogue 1: talking about the investment in the shop
Ana: ¿Tú rentabilizas la inversión en la tienda? — "Do you make profitable the investment in the shop?" Luis: Sí, yo rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda. — "I make profitable the investment in the shop." Ana: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Luis: Ayer, yo rentabilicé el tiempo en el trabajo. — "Yesterday, I made profitable the time at work." Ana: Mañana, nosotros rentabilizaremos el espacio de la casa. — "Tomorrow, we will make profitable the space in the house." Luis: Si pudiera, yo rentabilizaría el viaje con varios clientes. — "If I could, I would make profitable the trip with several clients." Ana: Antes, yo rentabilizaba el tiempo en el trabajo. — "In the past, I used to make profitable the time at work." Luis: Yo he rentabilizado la inversión en la tienda. — "I have made profitable the investment in the shop." Ana: ¡Rentabiliza el espacio de la casa! — "Make profitable the space in the house!"
In this dialogue rentabilizar 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 space in the house
Ana: Él rentabiliza el espacio de la casa. — "he/she makes profitable the space in the house." Luis: ¿De verdad? ¿Él rentabiliza el espacio de la casa todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she makes profitable the space in the house every day?" Ana: Sí, y ellos rentabilizan el viaje con varios clientes. — "they make profitable the trip with several clients." Luis: Ayer, ellos rentabilizaron el espacio de la casa. — "Yesterday, they made profitable the space in the house." Ana: Espero que él rentabilice el viaje con varios clientes. — "I hope that he/she makes profitable the trip with several clients." Luis: Mañana, él rentabilizará el espacio de la casa. — "Tomorrow, he/she will make profitable the space in the house." Ana: Antes, nosotros rentabilizábamos el viaje con varios clientes. — "In the past, we used to make profitable the trip with several clients." Luis: Nosotros rentabilizamos la inversión en la tienda también. — "we make profitable the investment in the shop too."
This dialogue shows rentabilizar 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 rentabilizar
The errors learners actually make with rentabilizar 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 rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda.
- Right: Yo rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda.
- Why: rentabilizar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo rentabilizar la inversión en la tienda.
- Right: Yo rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda.
- Why: The infinitive rentabilizar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form rentabilizo.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo rentabilizo el tiempo en el trabajo.
- Right: Ayer, yo rentabilicé el tiempo en el trabajo.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo rentabilicé el tiempo en el trabajo. — "Yesterday, I made profitable the time at work."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy rentabilizado el espacio de la casa.
- Right: Estoy rentabilizando el espacio de la casa.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund rentabilizando for the progressive. The participle rentabilizado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he rentabilizado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros rentabiliza la inversión en la tienda.
- Right: Nosotros rentabilizamos la inversión en la tienda.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes rentabilizamos, while rentabiliza belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: rentabilizar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on rentabilizar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of rentabilizar in the present tense?
- (a) rentabilizas
- (b) rentabiliza
- (c) rentabilizamos
- (d) rentabilizo
Answer: (d) rentabilizo. The yo form is rentabilizo.
2. What is the tú form of rentabilizar in the present tense?
- (a) rentabiliza
- (b) rentabilizamos
- (c) rentabilizas
- (d) rentabilizo
Answer: (c) rentabilizas. The tú form is rentabilizas.
3. What is the él/ella form of rentabilizar in the present tense?
- (a) rentabilizamos
- (b) rentabiliza
- (c) rentabilizo
- (d) rentabilizas
Answer: (b) rentabiliza. The él/ella form is rentabiliza.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ la inversión en la tienda.
- (a) rentabilizo
- (b) rentabilizas
- (c) rentabiliza
- (d) rentabilizamos
Answer: (a) rentabilizo. The sentence needs the yo form rentabilizo.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ el tiempo en el trabajo.
- (a) rentabilizaste
- (b) rentabilizó
- (c) rentabilizamos
- (d) rentabilicé
Answer: (d) rentabilicé. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is rentabilicé.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ el espacio de la casa.
- (a) rentabilizábamos
- (b) rentabilizabais
- (c) rentabilizaba
- (d) rentabilizabas
Answer: (c) rentabilizaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is rentabilizaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ el viaje con varios clientes.
- (a) rentabilizaremos
- (b) rentabilizaré
- (c) rentabilizarás
- (d) rentabilizará
Answer: (b) rentabilizaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is rentabilizaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la inversión en la tienda.
- (a) hemos rentabilizado
- (b) he rentabilizado
- (c) has rentabilizado
- (d) ha rentabilizado
Answer: (b) he rentabilizado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he rentabilizado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el espacio de la casa.
- (a) rentabilices
- (b) rentabilicemos
- (c) rentabilicéis
- (d) rentabilice
Answer: (d) rentabilice. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is rentabilice.
10. What does rentabilizar mean in English?
- (a) to shorten, to abbreviate
- (b) to open up
- (c) to button oneself up
- (d) to make profitable
Answer: (d) to make profitable. rentabilizar means "to make profitable" in English.
Frequently asked questions about rentabilizar
What does rentabilizar mean?
rentabilizar means "to make profitable" in English. Use it when you talk about the investment in the shop, the time at work, the space in the house and the trip with several clients — for example: Cada día, yo rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda. — "Every day, I make profitable the investment in the shop."
Is there a reflexive form of rentabilizar?
No. rentabilizar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo rentabilizo la inversión en la tienda. — "Every day, I make profitable the investment in the shop."
What is the most common mistake with rentabilizar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the z becomes c before e, so the yo preterite is rentabilicé and the subjunctive forms start with c, for example rentabilice. 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 rentabilizar?
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.