coincidir Preterite Conjugation
coincidir — to coincide
The preterite of coincidir is regular: coincidí, coincidiste, coincidió, coincidimos, coincidisteis, coincidieron.
coincidir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when two events happened at the same time in the past as a specific, completed occurrence, or when you met someone by chance at a specific moment.
Notes on coincidir in the Preterite
Coincidir is regular in the preterite. The endings -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron are added to the stem 'coincid-'.
Example Sentences
Coincidí con mi profesor en el cine ayer.
I ran into my teacher at the cinema yesterday.
yo
Las dos fiestas coincidieron el mismo sábado.
The two parties coincided on the same Saturday.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros coincidimos en el ascensor esta mañana.
We coincided in the elevator this morning.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: coincidió without an accent.
Correct: coincidió
Why: The third-person singular needs the accent to indicate the stress is on the final syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: coincido
Coincidir is regular in the present: coincido, coincides, coincide, coincidimos, coincidís, coinciden.
Imperfect
yo: coincidía
Coincidir is regular in the imperfect: coincidía, coincidías, coincidía, coincidíamos, coincidíais, coincidían.
Future
yo: coincidiré
The future of coincidir uses the infinitive as the stem: coincidiré, coincidirás, coincidirá, coincidiremos, coincidiréis, coincidirán.
Conditional
yo: coincidiría
The conditional of coincidir is regular: coincidiría, coincidirías, coincidiría, coincidiríamos, coincidiríais, coincidirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coincida
The present subjunctive of coincidir is regular: coincida, coincidas, coincida, coincidamos, coincidáis, coincidan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: coincidiera
The imperfect subjunctive of coincidir follows the regular -ir pattern: coincidiera, coincidieras, coincidiera, coincidiéramos, coincidierais, coincidieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: coincide
The affirmative imperative of coincidir is: coincide (tú), coincida (usted), coincidamos (nosotros), coincidid (vosotros), coincidan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no coincidas
The negative imperative of coincidir uses the present subjunctive: no coincidas, no coincida, no coincidamos, no coincidáis, no coincidan.