
anunciar Preterite Conjugation
anunciar — announce
Anunciar is regular in the preterite: anuncié, anunciaste, anunció, anunciamos, anunciasteis, anunciaron.
anunciar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when a specific announcement was made at a specific point in time, such as a press release yesterday or a pregnancy reveal last week.
Notes on anunciar in the Preterite
Anunciar is completely regular in the preterite. Remember that the 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer anuncié mi renuncia en la oficina.
Yesterday I announced my resignation at the office.
yo
El presidente anunció nuevas medidas económicas.
The president announced new economic measures.
él/ella/usted
Ustedes anunciaron el ganador del concurso.
You all announced the winner of the contest.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: anuncio
Correct: anunció
Why: Without the accent on the 'o', 'anuncio' means 'I announce' (present) or 'advertisement' (noun) instead of 'he/she announced'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anuncio
The present of anunciar is regular: anuncio, anuncias, anuncia, anunciamos, anunciáis, anuncian.
Imperfect
yo: anunciaba
The imperfect of anunciar uses the regular -aba endings: anunciaba, anunciabas, anunciaba, anunciábamos, anunciabais, anunciaban.
Future
yo: anunciaré
The future of anunciar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: anunciaré, anunciarás, anunciará...
Conditional
yo: anunciaría
The conditional of anunciar is regular: anunciaría, anunciarías, anunciaría, anunciaríamos, anunciaríais, anunciarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anuncie
The present subjunctive of anunciar follows the regular -ar pattern: anuncie, anuncies, anuncie, anunciemos, anunciéis, anuncien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anunciara
The imperfect subjunctive of anunciar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite stem: anunciara, anunciaras, anunciara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: anuncia
The imperative of anunciar gives commands: anuncia (tú), anuncie (usted), anunciad (vosotros), anuncien (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no anuncies
The negative imperative of anunciar uses the present subjunctive forms: no anuncies, no anuncie, no anuncien.