agitar Preterite Conjugation
agitar — to shake
The preterite of agitar is regular: agité, agitaste, agitó, agitamos, agitasteis, agitaron.
agitar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite tense for actions of shaking that were completed in the past. For example, 'Ayer agité la botella' (Yesterday I shook the bottle) – the action is finished.
Notes on agitar in the Preterite
Agitar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern perfectly in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Agité la mezcla hasta que se combinó.
I shook the mixture until it combined.
yo
¿Tú agitaste el cuadro en la pared?
Did you shake the picture on the wall?
tú
Ella agitó el regalo con curiosidad.
She shook the gift curiously.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros agitamos las botellas en la fiesta.
We shook the bottles at the party.
nosotros
Ellos agitaron las manos para despedirse.
They shook their hands to say goodbye.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed action.
Correct: Say 'Agité la coctelera una vez' (I shook the shaker once), not 'Agitaba la coctelera una vez'.
Why: The preterite marks a specific, completed event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'agité', not 'agite'.
Why: The accent mark is crucial for pronunciation and distinguishes the preterite 'yo' form from other similar-looking forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agito
The present tense of agitar is regular: agito, agitas, agita, agitamos, agitáis, agitan.
Imperfect
yo: agitaba
The imperfect tense of agitar is regular: agitaba, agitabas, agitaba, agitábamos, agitabais, agitaban.
Future
yo: agitaré
The future tense of agitar is regular: agitaré, agitarás, agitará, agitaremos, agitaréis, agitarán.
Conditional
yo: agitaría
The conditional tense of agitar is regular: agitaría, agitarías, agitaría, agitaríamos, agitaríais, agitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agite
The present subjunctive of agitar uses 'agite' (yo, usted), 'agites' (tú), 'agitemos' (nosotros), 'agitéis' (vosotros), and 'agiten' (ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agitara
The imperfect subjunctive of agitar uses forms like 'agitara' and 'agitaran'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agita
The imperative of agitar uses 'agita' (tú), 'agite' (usted), 'agitemos' (nosotros), 'agiten' (ustedes), and 'agita' (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no agites
The negative imperative of agitar uses the present subjunctive: no agites (tú), no agite (usted), no agitemos (nosotros), no agiten (ustedes), and no agitéis (vosotros).