adivinar Preterite Conjugation
adivinar — to guess
The preterite of adivinar is regular: adiviné, adivinaste, adivinó, adivinamos, adivinasteis, adivinaron.
adivinar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when someone successfully guessed something at a specific moment in time. It marks a completed event, like 'I guessed it!'
Notes on adivinar in the Preterite
Adivinar is regular. Note that 'adivinamos' is the same for both present and preterite; context will tell you if it's 'we guess' or 'we guessed'.
Example Sentences
¡Adiviné el precio exacto!
I guessed the exact price!
yo
Él adivinó mi secreto a la primera.
He guessed my secret on the first try.
él/ella/usted
Ellos adivinaron la respuesta correcta.
They guessed the correct answer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: adivino
Correct: adivinó
Why: Without the accent, 'adivino' means 'I guess' (present). With the accent, 'adivinó' means 'he/she guessed' (preterite).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adivino
The present tense of adivinar is regular: adivino, adivinas, adivina, adivinamos, adivináis, adivinan.
Imperfect
yo: adivinaba
Adivinar is regular in the imperfect: adivinaba, adivinabas, adivinaba, adivinábamos, adivinabais, adivinaban.
Future
yo: adivinaré
The future of adivinar is regular: adivinaré, adivinarás, adivinará, adivinaremos, adivinaréis, adivinarán.
Conditional
yo: adivinaría
The conditional of adivinar is regular: adivinaría, adivinarías, adivinaría, adivinaríamos, adivinaríais, adivinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adivine
The present subjunctive of adivinar uses 'e' endings: adivine, adivines, adivine, adivinemos, adivinéis, adivinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adivinara
The imperfect subjunctive of adivinar follows the -ra pattern: adivinara, adivinaras, adivinara, adivináramos, adivinarais, adivinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adivina
Affirmative commands for adivinar: adivina (tú), adivine (usted), adivinemos (nosotros), adivinad (vosotros), adivinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adivines
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no adivines, no adivine, no adivinemos, no adivinéis, no adivinen.