causar Preterite Conjugation
causar — to cause
The preterite of causar is regular: causé, causaste, causó, causamos, causasteis, causaron.
causar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to identify a specific event that triggered a reaction or an accident that happened at a definite time in the past.
Notes on causar in the Preterite
Causar is fully regular in the preterite. Be careful with the accents on the first and third person singular.
Example Sentences
La tormenta causó muchos daños en el jardín.
The storm caused a lot of damage in the garden.
él/ella/usted
Ayer causé una buena impresión en la entrevista.
Yesterday I caused a good impression at the interview.
yo
Ellos causaron el accidente por ir muy rápido.
They caused the accident by going too fast.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: causo
Correct: causó
Why: Without the accent, 'causo' is present tense 'I cause' instead of past tense 'it caused'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: causo
Causar is completely regular in the present: causo, causas, causa, causamos, causáis, causan.
Imperfect
yo: causaba
The imperfect of causar follows the standard -aba pattern: causaba, causabas, causaba, causábamos, causabais, causaban.
Future
yo: causaré
The future of causar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: causaré, causarás, causará, causaremos, causaréis, causarán.
Conditional
yo: causaría
The conditional of causar is regular: causaría, causarías, causaría, causaríamos, causaríais, causarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cause
The present subjunctive of causar uses -e endings: cause, causes, cause, causemos, causéis, causen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: causara
The imperfect subjunctive of causar is regular: causara, causaras, causara, causáramos, causarais, causaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: causa
The imperative of causar uses the present indicative for tú and subjunctive forms for others: causa, cause, causemos, causad, causen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no causes
The negative imperative of causar uses the present subjunctive: no causes, no cause, no causemos, no causéis, no causen.