agotar Preterite Conjugation
agotar — to exhaust
Completed past actions like 'agoté' (I exhausted), 'agotaste' (you exhausted), 'agotó' (he/she/it exhausted).
agotar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'agotar' to talk about actions that were completed in the past and have a definite end. For example, 'Agoté mis fuerzas corriendo' (I exhausted my strength running) implies the exhaustion happened and finished at that point.
Notes on agotar in the Preterite
Agotar is regular in the preterite. All endings follow the standard -ar pattern.
Example Sentences
Agoté toda la batería del móvil jugando.
I exhausted the phone's battery playing games.
yo
¿Agotaste las galletas?
Did you finish the cookies?
tú
El equipo agotó sus oportunidades en la primera mitad.
The team used up its chances in the first half.
él/ella/usted
Agotaron el tema en la reunión de ayer.
They exhausted the topic in yesterday's meeting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'agotaba' (imperfect) instead of 'agoté' (preterite) for a single completed action.
Correct: Use 'Agoté mis fuerzas ayer', not 'Agotaba mis fuerzas ayer'.
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: It must be 'agoté', not 'agote'.
Why: The accent on the final 'e' distinguishes the preterite 'yo' form from the present indicative 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agoto
Present tense actions: 'agoto' (I exhaust), 'agotas' (you exhaust), 'agota' (he/she/it exhausts).
Imperfect
yo: agotaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions: 'agotaba' (I was exhausting), 'agotabas' (you were exhausting), 'agotaba' (he/she/it was exhausting).
Future
yo: agotaré
Future actions: 'agotarè' (I will exhaust), 'agotaràs' (you will exhaust), 'agotarà' (he/she/it will exhaust).
Conditional
yo: agotaría
Hypothetical or polite actions: 'agotarìa' (I would exhaust), 'agotarìas' (you would exhaust), 'agotarìa' (he/she/it would exhaust).
Present Subjunctive
yo: agote
Present subjunctive 'agote' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'agotes' (tú), 'agoten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for wishes, doubts, emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agotara
Past subjunctive uses like 'agotara' or 'agotarara' for hypotheticals or past wishes/doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agota
Commands with 'agota' (tú), 'agote' (usted), 'agoten' (ustedes), 'agotemos' (nosotros), 'agota' (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no agotes
Negative commands like 'no agotes' (tú), 'no agote' (usted), 'no agoten' (ustedes), 'no agotemos' (nosotros), 'no agotéis' (vosotros).