agredir Preterite Conjugation
agredir — to attack
The preterite of agredir is regular: agredí, agrediste, agredió, agredimos, agredisteis, agredieron.
agredir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe an action of attacking that started and finished at a specific point in the past. For example, 'El perro agredió al cartero ayer.' (The dog attacked the mailman yesterday.)
Notes on agredir in the Preterite
Agredir is regular in the preterite tense. All the forms follow the standard conjugation pattern for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
El jugador agredió al árbitro.
The player attacked the referee.
él/ella/usted
Ayer, me agrediste sin razón.
Yesterday, you attacked me without reason.
tú
Agredimos al equipo contrario en el último minuto.
We attacked the opposing team in the last minute.
nosotros
Los manifestantes agredieron a la policía.
The protesters attacked the police.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect tense instead of the preterite, like 'El perro agredía al cartero'.
Correct: Use the preterite for a specific past event: 'El perro agredió al cartero.'
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual actions, while the preterite describes a single, completed event.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'agredió' (él/ella/usted form).
Correct: 'agredió'
Why: The accent mark is crucial to indicate the correct stress on the final syllable and distinguish it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agredo
The present tense of agredir is regular: agredo, agredes, agrede, agredimos, agredís, agreden.
Imperfect
yo: agredía
The imperfect of agredir is regular: agredía, agredías, agredíamos, agredían.
Future
yo: agrediré
The future tense of agredir is regular: agrediré, agredirás, agredirá, agrediremos, agrediréis, agredirán.
Conditional
yo: agrediría
The conditional of agredir is regular: agrediría, agredirías, agrediría, agrediríamos, agrediríais, agredirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agreda
The present subjunctive of agredir: agreda, agredas, agredamos, agredáis, agredan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agrediera
The imperfect subjunctive of agredir (-ra form): agrediera, agredieras, agrediéramos, agredieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrede
The imperative of agredir has regular -ir forms: agrede, agreda, agredamos, agredid, agredan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agredas
Negative commands for agredir use the present subjunctive: no agredas, no agreda, no agredamos, no agredáis, no agredan.