consagrar Preterite Conjugation
consagrar — to dedicate
Consagrar is regular in the preterite: consagré, consagraste, consagró, consagramos, consagrasteis, consagraron.
consagrar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about the act of dedicating oneself or something to a specific purpose or person that was completed in the past.
Notes on consagrar in the Preterite
Consagrar is regular in the preterite tense. The nosotros form 'consagramos' is identical to the present tense, so context is key to differentiate.
Example Sentences
El artista consagró su vida al estudio del color.
The artist dedicated his life to the study of color.
él/ella/usted
Yo me consagré a la música desde muy joven.
I dedicated myself to music from a very young age.
yo
¿Te consagraaste a la nueva empresa?
Did you dedicate yourself to the new company?
tú
Ellos consagraron el edificio a la memoria de su fundador.
They dedicated the building to the memory of its founder.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'consagraba' instead of the preterite 'consagró'.
Correct: Use 'consagró' for a specific, completed act of dedication.
Why: The preterite marks a finished action, while the imperfect describes an ongoing or habitual past action.
Mistake: Omitting the accent on 'consagró' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The form is 'consagró' with an accent on the final 'ó'.
Why: The accent is necessary to indicate the stress on the final syllable and distinguish it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: consagro
Consagrar is regular: consagro, consagras, consagra, consagramos, consagráis, consagran, used for current or habitual dedications.
Imperfect
yo: consagraba
Consagrar is regular: consagraba, consagrabas, consagraba, consagrábamos, consagrabais, consagraban, for ongoing or habitual past dedications.
Future
yo: consagraré
Consagrar is regular: consagraré, consagrarás, consagrará, etc., for actions that will happen in the future.
Conditional
yo: consagraría
Consagrar is regular: consagraría, consagrarías, consagraría, etc., for hypotheticals ('would dedicate') and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: consagre
Use 'consagre' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'consagres' (tú), 'consagremos' (nosotros), etc., for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consagrara
Use 'consagrara' or 'consagrase' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'consagraras' or 'congrases' (tú), etc., for past hypothetical or uncertain situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: consagra
Use 'consagra' (tú), 'consagre' (usted), 'consagremos' (nosotros), 'consagrad' (vosotros), 'consagren' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no consagres
Use 'no consagres' (tú), 'no consagre' (usted), 'no consagremos' (nosotros), 'no consagréis' (vosotros), 'no consagren' (ustedes) for negative commands.