apartar Preterite Conjugation
apartar — to move away
The preterite of apartar is regular: aparté, apartaste, apartó, apartamos, apartasteis, apartaron.
apartar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed past action with a clear end point. For 'apartar,' this means moving something away at a specific moment.
Notes on apartar in the Preterite
Apartar is fully regular in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Aparté la silla para que nadie se tropezara.
I moved the chair so no one would trip.
yo
¿Apartaste el libro de la mesa?
Did you move the book from the table?
tú
Él apartó su coche del camino.
He moved his car out of the way.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros apartamos las mesas para hacer espacio.
We moved the tables to make space.
nosotros
Ellos apartaron las cajas ayer.
They moved the boxes yesterday.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect ('apartaba') for a single completed action.
Correct: Use the preterite ('apartó') for completed actions like 'He moved the car'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, not single events.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'aparté', with an accent on the 'é'.
Why: The accent distinguishes it from other forms and indicates stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aparto
The present indicative of apartar is regular: aparto, apartas, aparta, apartamos, apartáis, apartan.
Imperfect
yo: apartaba
The imperfect of apartar is regular: apartaba, apartabas, apartaba, apartábamos, apartabais, apartaban.
Future
yo: apartaré
The future tense of apartar is regular: apartaré, apartarás, apartará, apartaremos, apartaréis, apartarán.
Conditional
yo: apartaría
The conditional of apartar is regular: apartaría, apartarías, apartaría, apartaríamos, apartaríais, apartarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aparte
The present subjunctive of apartar is: aparte (yo/él/ella/usted), apartes (tú), apartemos (nosotros), apartéis (vosotros), aparten (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apartara
The imperfect subjunctive of apartar has two forms, e.g., apartara/apartase (él/ella/usted).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aparta
Apartar's affirmative imperative commands are: aparta (tú), aparte (usted), apartemos (nosotros), apartad (vosotros), aparten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no apartes
Negative commands for apartar use the present subjunctive: no apartes (tú), no aparte (usted), no apartemos (nosotros), no apartéis (vosotros), no aparten (ustedes).