coordinar Preterite Conjugation
coordinar — to coordinate
The preterite of coordinar is regular: coordiné, coordinaste, coordinó, coordinamos, coordinasteis, coordinaron.
coordinar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of coordinar to talk about a specific, completed instance of coordinating something in the past, like coordinating a single event or a specific task.
Notes on coordinar in the Preterite
Coordinar is fully regular in the preterite. The nosotros form 'coordinamos' is identical to the present indicative; context determines the tense.
Example Sentences
Yo coordiné la fiesta sorpresa para mi amigo.
I coordinated the surprise party for my friend.
yo
¿Tú coordinaste los horarios con el otro equipo?
Did you coordinate the schedules with the other team?
tú
Ella coordinó el proyecto de principio a fin.
She coordinated the project from beginning to end.
él/ella/usted
Ellos coordinaron la mudanza la semana pasada.
They coordinated the move last week.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed action.
Correct: For 'I coordinated the event yesterday', use 'Yo coordiné el evento ayer', not 'Yo coordinaba'.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'o' in 'coordinó' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The third-person singular preterite form needs an accent: coordinó.
Why: The accent indicates the stressed syllable and distinguishes it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: coordino
The present indicative of coordinar is regular: coordino, coordinas, coordina, coordinamos, coordináis, coordinan.
Imperfect
yo: coordinaba
The imperfect of coordinar is regular: coordinaba, coordinabas, coordinaba, coordinábamos, coordinabais, coordinaban.
Future
yo: coordinaré
The future of coordinar is regular: coordinaré, coordinarás, coordinará, coordinaremos, coordinaréis, coordinarán.
Conditional
yo: coordinaría
The conditional of coordinar is regular: coordinaría, coordinarías, coordinaría, coordinaríamos, coordinaríais, coordinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coordine
The present subjunctive of coordinar: coordine, coordines, coordinemos, coordinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: coordinara
The imperfect subjunctive of coordinar (-ra form): coordinara, coordinaras, coordináramos, coordinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: coordina
Use the imperative of coordinar for direct commands: coordina, coordine, coordinemos, coordinad, coordinen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no coordines
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no coordines, no coordine, no coordinemos, no coordinéis, no coordinen.