catalogar Preterite Conjugation
catalogar — to catalog
The preterite of catalogar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: catalogué, catalogaste, catalogó, catalogamos, catalogasteis, catalogaron.
catalogar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a finished task of sorting or archiving. It implies the job of 'cataloging' a specific set of items is complete.
Notes on catalogar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form changes 'g' to 'gu' (catalogué) to keep the hard sound. All other forms follow the regular -ar pattern.
Example Sentences
Ayer catalogué todas las muestras del laboratorio.
Yesterday I cataloged all the laboratory samples.
yo
El museo catalogó la obra el mes pasado.
The museum cataloged the work last month.
él/ella/usted
Catalogamos los archivos en una sola tarde.
We cataloged the archives in a single afternoon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: catalogé
Correct: catalogué
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like 'he'. You need the 'u' (gué) to keep the hard 'g' sound from the original verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: catalogo
The present tense of catalogar is regular: catalogo, catalogas, cataloga, catalogamos, catalogáis, catalogan.
Imperfect
yo: catalogaba
The imperfect of catalogar is regular: catalogaba, catalogabas, catalogaba, catalogábamos, catalogabais, catalogaban.
Future
yo: catalogaré
The future of catalogar is regular: catalogaré, catalogarás, catalogará, catalogaremos, catalogaréis, catalogarán.
Conditional
yo: catalogaría
The conditional of catalogar is regular: catalogaría, catalogarías, catalogaría, catalogaríamos, catalogaríais, catalogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: catalogué
The present subjunctive of catalogar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu': catalogue, catalogues, catalogue, cataloguemos, cataloguéis, cataloguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: catalogara
The imperfect subjunctive of catalogar is regular: catalogara, catalogaras, catalogara, catalogáramos, catalogarais, catalogaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cataloga
The imperative of catalogar uses regular forms for 'tú' (cataloga) and spelling changes for others (catalogue, cataloguen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no catalogues
The negative imperative of catalogar uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no' and a 'gu' spelling change.