Valorizar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
valorizar means "to value, to appreciate" 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 valorizar with the teachers' work, the village culture, the region's art and his pupils' effort — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo valorizo el trabajo de los maestros. — "Every day, I value the teachers' work." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
valorizar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with valorizar, 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 valorizo el trabajo de los maestros. — "Every day, I value the teachers' work." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo valoricé la cultura del pueblo. — "Yesterday, I valued the village culture." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo valorizaba el arte de la región. — "In the past, I used to value the region's art." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros valorizaremos el esfuerzo de sus alumnos. — "Tomorrow, we will value his pupils' effort." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú valorizarías el trabajo de los maestros. — "If you could, you would value the teachers' work." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he valorizado la cultura del pueblo. — "I have valued the village culture." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él valoriza el arte de la región. — "Normally, he/she values the region's art." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él valorizó el esfuerzo de sus alumnos. — "Yesterday, he/she valued his pupils' effort." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros valorizábamos el trabajo de los maestros. — "In the past, we used to value the teachers' work." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo valorizaré la cultura del pueblo. — "Tomorrow, I will value the village culture." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él valorice el arte de la región. — "I hope that he/she values the region's art." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Valoriza el esfuerzo de sus alumnos! — "Value his pupils' effort!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using valorizar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the teachers' work, the village culture, the region's art and his pupils' effort.
Dialogue 1: talking about the teachers' work
Sofía: ¿Tú valorizas el trabajo de los maestros? — "Do you value the teachers' work?" Diego: Sí, yo valorizo el trabajo de los maestros. — "I value the teachers' work." Sofía: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Diego: Ayer, yo valoricé la cultura del pueblo. — "Yesterday, I valued the village culture." Sofía: Mañana, nosotros valorizaremos el arte de la región. — "Tomorrow, we will value the region's art." Diego: Si pudiera, yo valorizaría el esfuerzo de sus alumnos. — "If I could, I would value his pupils' effort." Sofía: Antes, yo valorizaba la cultura del pueblo. — "In the past, I used to value the village culture." Diego: Yo he valorizado el trabajo de los maestros. — "I have valued the teachers' work." Sofía: ¡Valoriza el arte de la región! — "Value the region's art!"
In this dialogue valorizar 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 art
Sofía: Él valoriza el arte de la región. — "he/she values the region's art." Diego: ¿De verdad? ¿Él valoriza el arte de la región todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she values the region's art every day?" Sofía: Sí, y ellos valorizan el esfuerzo de sus alumnos. — "they value his pupils' effort." Diego: Ayer, ellos valorizaron el arte de la región. — "Yesterday, they valued the region's art." Sofía: Espero que él valorice el esfuerzo de sus alumnos. — "I hope that he/she values his pupils' effort." Diego: Mañana, él valorizará el arte de la región. — "Tomorrow, he/she will value the region's art." Sofía: Antes, nosotros valorizábamos el esfuerzo de sus alumnos. — "In the past, we used to value his pupils' effort." Diego: Nosotros valorizamos el trabajo de los maestros también. — "we value the teachers' work too."
This dialogue shows valorizar 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 valorizar
The errors learners actually make with valorizar 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 valorizo el trabajo de los maestros.
- Right: Yo valorizo el trabajo de los maestros.
- Why: valorizar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo valorizo el trabajo de los maestros. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo valorizar el trabajo de los maestros.
- Right: Yo valorizo el trabajo de los maestros.
- Why: The infinitive valorizar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form valorizo.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo valorizo la cultura del pueblo.
- Right: Ayer, yo valoricé la cultura del pueblo.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo valoricé la cultura del pueblo. — "Yesterday, I valued the village culture."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy valorizado el arte de la región.
- Right: Estoy valorizando el arte de la región.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund valorizando for the progressive. The participle valorizado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he valorizado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros valoriza el trabajo de los maestros.
- Right: Nosotros valorizamos el trabajo de los maestros.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes valorizamos, while valoriza belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: valorizar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on valorizar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of valorizar in the present tense?
- (a) valorizo
- (b) valorizas
- (c) valoriza
- (d) valorizamos
Answer: (a) valorizo. The yo form is valorizo.
2. What is the tú form of valorizar in the present tense?
- (a) valorizo
- (b) valoriza
- (c) valorizamos
- (d) valorizas
Answer: (d) valorizas. The tú form is valorizas.
3. What is the él/ella form of valorizar in the present tense?
- (a) valorizas
- (b) valorizamos
- (c) valoriza
- (d) valorizo
Answer: (c) valoriza. The él/ella form is valoriza.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ el trabajo de los maestros.
- (a) valorizamos
- (b) valorizo
- (c) valorizas
- (d) valoriza
Answer: (b) valorizo. The sentence needs the yo form valorizo.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ la cultura del pueblo.
- (a) valoricé
- (b) valorizaste
- (c) valorizó
- (d) valorizamos
Answer: (a) valoricé. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is valoricé.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ el arte de la región.
- (a) valorizabas
- (b) valorizábamos
- (c) valorizabais
- (d) valorizaba
Answer: (d) valorizaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is valorizaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ el esfuerzo de sus alumnos.
- (a) valorizará
- (b) valorizaremos
- (c) valorizaré
- (d) valorizarás
Answer: (c) valorizaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is valorizaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el trabajo de los maestros.
- (a) ha valorizado
- (b) hemos valorizado
- (c) he valorizado
- (d) has valorizado
Answer: (c) he valorizado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he valorizado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el arte de la región.
- (a) valorice
- (b) valorices
- (c) valoricemos
- (d) valoricéis
Answer: (a) valorice. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is valorice.
10. What does valorizar mean in English?
- (a) to value, to appreciate
- (b) to get upset
- (c) to love each other
- (d) to sign up
Answer: (a) to value, to appreciate. valorizar means "to value, to appreciate" in English.
Frequently asked questions about valorizar
What does valorizar mean?
valorizar means "to value, to appreciate" in English. Use it when you talk about the teachers' work, the village culture, the region's art and his pupils' effort — for example: Cada día, yo valorizo el trabajo de los maestros. — "Every day, I value the teachers' work."
Is there a reflexive form of valorizar?
No. valorizar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo valorizo el trabajo de los maestros. — "Every day, I value the teachers' work."
What is the most common mistake with valorizar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the z becomes c before e, so the yo preterite is valoricé and the subjunctive forms start with c, for example valorice. 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 valorizar?
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.