chocar Preterite Conjugation
chocar — to crash
The preterite of chocar is regular except for the 'yo' form (choqué), which requires a spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
chocar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific accident or collision that happened at a definite point in time.
Notes on chocar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (choqué). All other forms (chocaste, chocó, etc.) are regular -ar preterite endings.
Example Sentences
Ayer choqué contra una valla.
Yesterday I crashed into a fence.
yo
El camión chocó contra el muro.
The truck crashed against the wall.
él/ella/usted
Los dos barcos chocaron en el puerto.
The two boats collided in the port.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'chocé' for the yo form.
Correct: choqué
Why: The 'c' must change to 'qu' before 'é' to preserve the hard 'k' sound of the verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: choco
The present tense of chocar is entirely regular: choco, chocas, choca, chocamos, chocáis, chocan.
Imperfect
yo: chocaba
The imperfect of chocar is regular: chocaba, chocabas, chocaba, chocábamos, chocabais, chocaban.
Future
yo: chocaré
The future tense of chocar is regular: chocaré, chocarás, chocará, chocaremos, chocaréis, chocarán.
Conditional
yo: chocaría
The conditional of chocar is regular: chocaría, chocarías, chocaría, chocaríamos, chocaríais, chocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: choque
The present subjunctive of chocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: choque, choques, choque, choquemos, choquéis, choquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: chocara
The imperfect subjunctive of chocar is regular based on the third-person preterite: chocara, chocaras, chocara, chocáramos, chocarais, chocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: choca
The affirmative imperative uses 'choca' (tú) and 'choque' (usted), with the 'qu' spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no choques
The negative imperative of chocar uses the present subjunctive forms: no choques, no choque, no choquemos, no choquéis, no choquen.