aplastar Preterite Conjugation
aplastar — to crush
The preterite of aplastar is regular: aplasté, aplastaste, aplastó, aplastamos, aplastasteis, aplastaron.
aplastar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'aplastar' for actions of crushing that were completed in the past. Think of a specific instance where something was crushed and then the action was finished.
Notes on aplastar in the Preterite
'Aplastara' is a regular -ar verb in the preterite tense. All the endings are standard for this conjugation.
Example Sentences
Aplasté las uvas para hacer jugo.
I crushed the grapes to make juice.
yo
¿Aplastaste el botón de emergencia?
Did you crush the emergency button?
tú
El camión aplastó el coche.
The truck crushed the car.
él/ella/usted
Aplastamos la lata de refresco.
We crushed the soda can.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed action.
Correct: Say 'Aplasté la caja' (I crushed the box) for a finished action, not 'Aplastaba la caja' (I was crushing the box).
Why: The preterite marks completed events, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'aplastó' and 'aplasté'.
Correct: The forms for él/ella/usted and yo require an accent: aplastó, aplasté.
Why: These accents indicate the stressed syllable in these specific forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aplasto
The present tense of aplastar is regular: aplasto, aplastas, aplasta, aplastamos, aplastáis, aplastan.
Imperfect
yo: aplastaba
The imperfect of aplastar (aplastaba, aplastabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: aplastaré
The future of aplastar is regular: aplastaré, aplastarás, aplastará, aplastaremos, aplastaréis, aplastarán.
Conditional
yo: aplastaría
The conditional of aplastar is regular: aplastaría, aplastarías, aplastaría, aplastaríamos, aplastaríais, aplastarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aplaste
The present subjunctive of aplastar (aplaște, aplastes, aplasten, etc.) expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aplastara
The imperfect subjunctive of aplastar (aplastara, aplastaras, etc.) is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aplasta
Use aplasta, aplastad, aplasten, etc. for direct commands with aplastar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aplastes
Use no aplastes, no aplastéis, no aplasten, etc. for negative commands with aplastar.