abordar Preterite Conjugation
abordar — to tackle
Completed past actions: abordé, abordaste, abordó, abordamos, abordasteis, abordaron.
abordar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for actions that were completed at a specific point in the past. For 'abordar,' this means you successfully tackled or approached something and finished that specific action.
Notes on abordar in the Preterite
Abordar is regular in the preterite. All verb endings are standard for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Ayer abordé el proyecto más difícil de mi carrera.
Yesterday, I tackled the most difficult project of my career.
yo
¿Abordaste la situación con calma?
Did you approach the situation calmly?
tú
El equipo abordó el problema desde una nueva perspectiva.
The team tackled the problem from a new perspective.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros abordamos el tema en la reunión pasada.
We addressed the topic in the last meeting.
nosotros
Ellos abordaron el tema legalmente.
They approached the issue legally.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single completed action.
Correct: Use 'abordé' for a specific instance, not 'abordaba'.
Why: This is a classic confusion. The preterite is for specific, finished events, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abordo
Habitual or current actions: abordo, abordas, aborda, abordamos, abordáis, abordan.
Imperfect
yo: abordaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions: abordaba, abordabas, abordaba, abordábamos, abordabais, abordaban.
Future
yo: abordaré
Future actions: abordaré, abordarás, abordará, abordaremos, abordaréis, abordarán.
Conditional
yo: abordaría
Hypothetical 'would': abordaría, abordarías, abordaría, abordaríamos, abordaríais, abordarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aborde
Present subjunctive: I hope you tackle, it's unlikely they tackle (aborde, abordes, abordemos, etc.).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: abordara
Past subjunctive: If I tackled..., if you would tackle... (abordara, abordaras, abordáramos, etc.).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aborda
Commands: aborda (tú), aborde (usted), abordemos (nosotros), aborden (ustedes), abordad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no abordes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no abordes (tú), no aborde (usted), no abordemos (nosotros), no aborden (ustedes), no abordeis (vosotros).