compartir Preterite Conjugation
compartir — to share
Completed past actions use the preterite: 'compartí', 'compartiste', 'compartió'.
compartir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for actions that were completed at a specific point in the past. It's about the start and end. For example, 'Ayer compartí mi postre con él' means 'Yesterday I shared my dessert with him' – the sharing is a finished event.
Notes on compartir in the Preterite
Compartir is regular in the preterite tense. The stem 'compart-' is followed by the standard preterite endings: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Example Sentences
Yo compartí mi paraguas contigo cuando llovía.
I shared my umbrella with you when it was raining.
yo
¿Compartiste la contraseña conmigo?
Did you share the password with me?
tú
Ella compartió su coche con su hermana.
She shared her car with her sister.
Ellos compartieron la noticia en redes sociales.
They shared the news on social media.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect ('compartía') for a single, completed past action.
Correct: For a specific, finished action, use the preterite ('compartí'). The imperfect ('compartía') describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Why: Spanish uses these two tenses to distinguish between completed events and descriptions/background in the past.
Mistake: Confusing the 'nosotros' preterite 'compartimos' with the present tense 'compartimos'.
Correct: While the form is the same, context clarifies whether you mean 'we share' (present) or 'we shared' (preterite).
Why: This is a common feature of -ir verbs in Spanish; context is key.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: comparto
Use 'comparto', 'compartes', 'comparte' for current, habitual, or general truths.
Imperfect
yo: compartía
Use 'compartía', 'compartías', 'compartía' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: compartiré
Future actions use the regular future tense: 'compartiré', 'compartirás', 'compartirá', etc.
Conditional
yo: compartiría
Use conditional for 'would' actions: 'compartiría', 'compartirías', 'compartiría'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: comparta
Use for wishes, doubts, or emotions, like 'Espero que compartas' (I hope you share).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compartiera
Used for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'si yo compartiera' (if I shared) or 'ojalá compartiera' (I wish he/she shared).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: comparte
Use imperative forms like 'comparte' (tú) and 'compartan' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compartas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive, like 'no compartas' (tú) or 'no compartan' (ustedes).