alojar Preterite Conjugation
alojar — to host
Completed past actions: 'Alojé' (I hosted), 'alojaste' (you hosted).
alojar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for actions that started and finished at a specific point in the past. Think of hosting someone for a specific duration or event that has concluded.
Notes on alojar in the Preterite
Alojarse is regular in the preterite. All the forms are predictable.
Example Sentences
Alojé a mis tíos durante su visita.
I hosted my aunt and uncle during their visit.
yo
¿Alojaste a los invitados en tu casa?
Did you host the guests at your house?
tú
Ella alojó a la familia en su apartamento.
She hosted the family in her apartment.
él/ella/usted
Alojamos a los estudiantes extranjeros el semestre pasado.
We hosted the foreign students last semester.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'alojaba' instead of the preterite 'alojé' for a single, completed hosting event.
Correct: For a specific, finished instance of hosting, use the preterite: 'Alojé a Juan ayer'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, while the preterite describes completed ones.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'alojó' (él/ella/usted form).
Correct: The third-person singular preterite is 'alojó', with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent is necessary to distinguish it from other forms and indicate the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alojo
Habitual actions: 'Alojo' (I host), 'alojas' (you host).
Imperfect
yo: alojaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions: 'Alojaba' (I used to host).
Future
yo: alojaré
Future actions: 'Alojaré' (I will host), 'alojarás' (you will host).
Conditional
yo: alojaría
Hypotheticals or polite requests: 'alojaría' (I would host).
Present Subjunctive
yo: aloje
Expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions: 'Espero que alojes' (I hope you host).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alojara
Past hypotheticals or wishes like 'si alojara' (if I hosted) or 'ojalá alojara' (I wish he hosted).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aloja
Commands like 'aloja tú!' or 'alojad vosotros!'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alojes
Negative commands like 'no alojes tú!' or 'no alojéis vosotros!'.