Usage Examples
[Present Indicative] Bautizo al nuevo barco con una botella de champán. → I christen the new ship with a bottle of champagne.
[Present Perfect] Los padres han bautizado a su hijo en la catedral. → The parents have baptized their son in the cathedral.
[Imperfect Indicative] Antiguamente se bautizaba a los niños al nacer. → Formerly, children used to be baptized at birth.
[Pluperfect Indicative] Ya lo habían bautizado cuando llegamos a la iglesia. → They had already baptized him when we reached the church.
[Preterite] El cura bautizó al bebé ayer por la tarde. → The priest baptized the baby yesterday afternoon.
[Preterite Anterior] En cuanto hubo bautizado al niño, todos aplaudieron. → As soon as he had baptized the child, everyone cheered.
[Future] El autor bautizará su libro con un título polémico. → The author will christen his book with a controversial title.
[Future Perfect] Habrán bautizado a los nuevos reclutas para el lunes. → They will have baptized the new recruits by Monday.
[Conditional] Yo bautizaría a ese color como "azul océano". → I would christen that color as "ocean blue".
[Conditional Perfect] Habrían bautizado el local si hubiera estado terminado. → They would have christened the place if it had been finished.