adjudicar Preterite Conjugation
adjudicar — to award
The preterite has a spelling change in the first person: adjudiqué, adjudicaste, adjudicó, adjudicamos, adjudicasteis, adjudicaron.
adjudicar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe the specific moment a contract was awarded or a property was legally assigned in the past.
Notes on adjudicar in the Preterite
This verb has a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change in the 'yo' form (adjudiqué) to preserve the hard 'k' sound. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Ayer adjudiqué la obra a una empresa local.
Yesterday I awarded the construction work to a local company.
yo
El juez adjudicó la herencia a los hijos.
The judge awarded the inheritance to the children.
él/ella/usted
Ellos adjudicaron las plazas por sorteo.
They assigned the spots by lottery.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'adjudicé' for the yo form.
Correct: adjudiqué
Why: In Spanish, 'cé' would be pronounced like 'say' or 'thay'. You need 'qué' to keep the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adjudico
The present tense of adjudicar is regular: adjudico, adjudicas, adjudica, adjudicamos, adjudicáis, adjudican.
Imperfect
yo: adjudicaba
The imperfect of adjudicar is regular: adjudicaba, adjudicabas, adjudicaba, adjudicábamos, adjudicabais, adjudicaban.
Future
yo: adjudicaré
The future of adjudicar is regular: adjudicaré, adjudicarás, adjudicará, adjudicaremos, adjudicaréis, adjudicarán.
Conditional
yo: adjudicaría
The conditional of adjudicar is regular: adjudicaría, adjudicarías, adjudicaría, adjudicaríamos, adjudicaríais, adjudicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adjudique
The present subjunctive uses 'qu' in all forms: adjudique, adjudiques, adjudique, adjudiquemos, adjudiquéis, adjudiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adjudicara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: adjudicara, adjudicaras, adjudicara, adjudicáramos, adjudicarais, adjudicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adjudica
Commands for adjudicar: adjudica (tú), adjudique (usted), adjudiquemos (nosotros), adjudicad (vosotros), adjudiquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adjudiques
Negative commands use 'qu' throughout: no adjudiques, no adjudique, no adjudiquemos, no adjudiquéis, no adjudiquen.