absolver Preterite Conjugation
absolver — to acquit
Absolver is regular in the preterite: absolví, absolviste, absolvió, absolvimos, absolvisteis, absolvieron.
absolver Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific legal verdict that was handed down at a point in the past.
Notes on absolver in the Preterite
Absolver is regular in the preterite. The stem change (o > ue) does not happen here.
Example Sentences
El jurado los absolvió ayer por la tarde.
The jury acquitted them yesterday afternoon.
él/ella/usted
Me absolvieron de toda responsabilidad.
They cleared me of all responsibility.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Absolviste a los empleados después de la auditoría?
Did you exonerate the employees after the audit?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: absuelvió
Correct: absolvió
Why: Learners often try to carry the stem change from the present tense into the preterite, but absolver is regular in the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: absuelvo
Absolver is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in the present tense: absuelvo, absuelves, absuelve, absuelven.
Imperfect
yo: absolvía
Absolver is regular in the imperfect: absolvía, absolvías, absolvía, absolvíamos, absolvíais, absolvían.
Future
yo: absolveré
Absolver is regular in the future: absolveré, absolverás, absolverá, absolveremos, absolveréis, absolverán.
Conditional
yo: absolvería
Absolver is regular in the conditional: absolvería, absolverías, absolvería, absolveríamos, absolveríais, absolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: absuelva
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue): absuelva, absuelvas, absuelva, absuelvan (but absolvamos, absolváis).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: absolviera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: absolviera, absolvieras, absolviera, absolviéramos, absolvierais, absolvieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: absuelve
Use the imperative for direct commands: absuelve (tú), absuelva (usted), absolved (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no absuelvas
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no absuelvas, no absuelva, no absolváis.