situar preterite conjugation
Situar (to place/locate) in the preterite: situé, situaste, situó, situamos, situasteis, situaron.
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.
Situar 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
Situar in a sentence
- Sitúo la mesa cerca de la ventana.I place the table near the window.
- El pueblo se sitúa en las montañas.The town is located in the mountains.
Written accent on ú in stressed forms (sitúo, sitúa) to break the diphthong.
FAQ
What is the preterite of situar?
Situar in the Spanish preterite: yo situé, tú situaste, él/ella/usted situó, nosotros situamos, vosotros situasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes situaron.
Is situar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite situar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so situé 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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