agrupar Preterite Conjugation
agrupar — to group
Agrupar is regular in the preterite: agrupé, agrupaste, agrupó, agrupamos, agrupasteis, agruparon.
agrupar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action of grouping that happened at a specific point in the past. For instance, 'Ayer agrupé todas las fotos.' (Yesterday I grouped all the photos.) It signifies the action was finished.
Notes on agrupar in the Preterite
Agrupar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. There are no stem changes or spelling irregularities.
Example Sentences
Ayer agrupé los documentos importantes.
Yesterday I grouped the important documents.
yo
¿Agrupaste las sillas después de la fiesta?
Did you group the chairs after the party?
tú
El profesor agrupó a los estudiantes en equipos.
The teacher grouped the students into teams.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros agrupamos las ideas principales en la reunión.
We grouped the main ideas in the meeting.
nosotros
Ellos agruparon las cajas por tamaño.
They grouped the boxes by size.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite: 'Agrupaba los papeles ayer'.
Correct: For a completed action yesterday, use the preterite: 'Agrupé los papeles ayer'.
Why: The preterite marks a single, completed event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'agrupó' (él/ella/usted form).
Correct: The correct form is 'agrupó', with the accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent distinguishes this form from other similar-looking verb forms and indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agrupo
Agrupar is regular in the present tense: agrupo, agrupas, agrupa, agrupamos, agrupáis, agrupan.
Imperfect
yo: agrupaba
The imperfect of agrupar is regular: agrupaba, agrupabas, agrupaba, agrupábamos, agrupabais, agrupaban.
Future
yo: agruparé
The future of agrupar is regular: agruparé, agruparás, agrupará, agruparemos, agruparéis, agruparán.
Conditional
yo: agruparía
The conditional of agrupar is regular: agruparía, agruparías, agruparía, agruparíamos, agruparíais, agruparían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agrupe
The present subjunctive of agrupar (agrupe, agrupes, agrupemos, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, and commands.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agrupara
The imperfect subjunctive of agrupar (agrupara/agrupase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrupa
Agrupa, agrupe, agrupemos, agrupad, agrupen are the imperative forms of agrupar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agrupes
Don't use agrupar in negative commands: no agrupes, no agrupe, no agrupemos, no agrupéis, no agrupen.