apelar Preterite Conjugation
apelar — to appeal
Completed past actions like 'apeló' (he/she/you appealed) or 'apelaron' (they appealed).
apelar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for actions related to appealing that were completed at a specific point in the past. For example, 'Yesterday, I appealed the charge' or 'They appealed the decision last week.'
Notes on apelar in the Preterite
Apelar is regular in the preterite. The forms are: apelé, apelaste, apeló, apelamos, apelasteis, apelaron.
Example Sentences
Ayer, apelé la multa de estacionamiento.
Yesterday, I appealed the parking ticket.
yo
¿Apelaste la sentencia después de todo?
Did you appeal the sentence after all?
tú
El equipo apeló el resultado del partido.
The team appealed the result of the match.
él/ella/usted
Ellos apelaron la decisión del comité.
They appealed the committee's decision.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'apelaba' instead of the preterite 'apeló' for a single, completed past action.
Correct: For a completed action like 'He appealed yesterday', use the preterite: 'Él apeló'.
Why: The preterite marks a definite, completed action in the past, whereas the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form: 'apelé'.
Correct: The first-person singular preterite is 'apelé', with an accent on the final 'é'.
Why: The accent distinguishes the preterite 'yo' form from other similar-looking forms and indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apelo
Current actions like 'apelo' (I appeal) or 'apelan' (they appeal), habitual actions, and general truths.
Imperfect
yo: apelaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions like 'apelaba' (he/she/you used to appeal) or 'apelaban' (they used to appeal).
Future
yo: apelaré
Future actions like 'apelaré' (I will appeal) or 'apelarán' (they will appeal), also used for probability.
Conditional
yo: apelaría
Hypothetical actions like 'apelaría' (I would appeal) or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apele
Subjunctive forms like 'apele' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'apelen' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apelara
Past subjunctive forms like 'apelara' (yo/él/ella/usted) or 'apeláramos' (nosotros) for hypothetical or uncertain past situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: apela
Commands like 'apela' (tú) and 'apelen' (ustedes) in the affirmative.
Negative Imperative
yo: no apeles
Negative commands like 'no apeles' (tú) and 'no apelen' (ustedes) use the present subjunctive.