concordar Preterite Conjugation
concordar — to match
Concordar is regular in the preterite: concordé, concordaste, concordó, concordamos, concordasteis, concordaron.
concordar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to state that two things matched at a specific point in time or during a finished event.
Notes on concordar in the Preterite
There is no stem change in the preterite for -ar verbs like concordar. It follows the standard -ar endings.
Example Sentences
Sus testimonios concordaron perfectamente ante el juez.
Their testimonies matched perfectly before the judge.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
La descripción del testigo concordó con la foto.
The witness's description matched the photo.
él/ella/usted
Al final, nuestras agendas concordaron.
In the end, our schedules matched up.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Las piezas concuerdaron ayer.
Correct: Las piezas concordaron ayer.
Why: Learners often mistakenly carry the 'ue' stem change from the present into the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: concuerdo
Concordar is an o > ue stem-changing verb in the present tense: concuerdo, concuerdas, concuerda, concordamos, concordáis, concuerdan.
Imperfect
yo: concordaba
Concordar is regular in the imperfect: concordaba, concordabas, concordaba, concordábamos, concordabais, concordaban.
Future
yo: concordaré
Concordar is regular in the future: concordaré, concordarás, concordará, concordaremos, concordaréis, concordarán.
Conditional
yo: concordaría
Concordar is regular in the conditional: concordaría, concordarías, concordaría, concordaríamos, concordaríais, concordarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: concuerde
The present subjunctive of concordar features the o > ue change: concuerde, concuerdes, concuerde, concordemos, concordéis, concuerden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: concordara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite: concordara, concordaras, concordara, concordáramos, concordarais, concordaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: concuerda
Use the imperative to command or request alignment: concuerda (tú), concordad (vosotros), concuerde (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no concuerdes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no concuerdes (tú), no concordemos (nosotros), no concuerden (ustedes).