aparcar Preterite Conjugation
aparcar — to park
The preterite of aparcar is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form which changes to 'aparqué'.
aparcar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe the specific completed action of parking at a certain time.
Notes on aparcar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (spelling change): 'aparqué'. All other forms (aparcaste, aparcó, etc.) are regular.
Example Sentences
Aparqué el coche en la esquina.
I parked the car on the corner.
yo
¿Dónde aparcaste anoche?
Where did you park last night?
tú
Aparcamos en el centro comercial.
We parked at the mall.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'aparcé' instead of 'aparqué'.
Correct: aparqué
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' makes an 's' sound; 'que' is needed to keep the 'k' sound of the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aparco
The present tense of aparcar is completely regular: aparco, aparcas, aparca, aparcamos, aparcáis, aparcan.
Imperfect
yo: aparcaba
The imperfect of aparcar is regular: aparcaba, aparcabas, aparcaba, aparcábamos, aparcabais, aparcaban.
Future
yo: aparcaré
The future of aparcar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (aparcaré, aparcarás, aparcará, etc.).
Conditional
yo: aparcaría
The conditional of aparcar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (aparcaría, aparcarías, aparcaría, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: aparque
The present subjunctive of aparcar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': aparque, aparques, aparque, aparquemos, aparquéis, aparquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aparcara
The imperfect subjunctive of aparcar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: aparcara, aparcaras, aparcara, aparcáramos, aparcarais, aparcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aparca
The imperative of aparcar uses 'aparca' (tú) and 'aparcad' (vosotros), with spelling changes in formal forms (aparque/aparquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no aparques
The negative imperative of aparcar uses the present subjunctive forms: no aparques, no aparque, no aparquemos, no aparquéis, no aparquen.