actuar preterite conjugation
Actuar (to act) in the preterite: actué, actuaste, actuó, actuamos, actuasteis, actuaron.
Pretérito indefinido Preterite
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the preterite
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Actuar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Actuar in a sentence
- Ella actúa en una película nueva.She acts in a new movie.
- Actuamos con cuidado ayer.We acted carefully yesterday.
Accent on ú in stressed forms (actúo, actúas), like other -uar verbs.
FAQ
What is the preterite of actuar?
Actuar in the Spanish preterite: yo actué, tú actuaste, él/ella/usted actuó, nosotros actuamos, vosotros actuasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes actuaron.
Is actuar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite actuar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so actué follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish preterite?
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How is the preterite formed?
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
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