anular Preterite Conjugation
anular — to cancel
Use 'anulé', 'anulaste', 'anuló', 'anulamos', 'anulasteis', 'anularon' for completed past actions.
anular Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
The preterite is for actions that started and finished at a specific point in the past. Think of canceling a specific event on a specific day, or annulling a document.
Notes on anular in the Preterite
Anular is regular in the preterite tense. All the forms are predictable based on the '-ar' verb conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Anulé mi suscripción la semana pasada.
I canceled my subscription last week.
yo
¿Anulaste la orden que hiciste ayer?
Did you cancel the order you placed yesterday?
tú
El juez anuló la decisión del comité.
The judge annulled the committee's decision.
él/ella/usted
Ellos anularon el contrato por incumplimiento.
They annulled the contract due to breach.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros anulamos el evento debido al mal tiempo.
We canceled the event due to bad weather.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing preterite with imperfect for past actions.
Correct: Use 'anulé' for a one-time cancellation, not 'anulaba'.
Why: The preterite is for completed, specific past actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Missing the accent on 'anuló' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The form is 'anuló' with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent is required to indicate the stress on the final syllable for this conjugation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anulo
Use 'anulo', 'anulas', 'anula', 'anulamos', 'anuláis', 'anulan' for current or habitual actions.
Imperfect
yo: anulaba
Use 'anulaba', 'anulabas', 'anulaba', 'anulábamos', 'anulabais', 'anulaban' for past habits or ongoing actions.
Future
yo: anularé
Use 'anularé', 'anularás', 'anulará', 'anularemos', 'anularéis', 'anularán' for future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: anularía
Use 'anularía', 'anularías', 'anularía', 'anularíamos', 'anularíais', 'anularían' for hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anule
Use 'anule', 'anules', 'anulemos', 'anulen' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anulara
Use 'anulara' or 'anularase' (and other forms) for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: anula
Use 'anula', 'anule', 'anulemos', 'anulad', 'anulen' for direct commands with anular.
Negative Imperative
yo: no anules
Use 'no anules', 'no anule', 'no anulemos', 'no anuléis', 'no anulen' for negative commands.