corroborar Preterite Conjugation
corroborar — to corroborate
The preterite of 'corroborar' is regular: corroboré, corroboraste, corroboró, corroboramos, corroborasteis, corroboraron.
corroborar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'corroborar' to talk about a specific, completed instance of confirming or verifying something in the past. It emphasizes the action as finished.
Notes on corroborar in the Preterite
'Corroborar' is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Yo corroboré la noticia en varias fuentes.
I corroborated the news from several sources.
yo
¿Tú corroboraste su coartada?
Did you corroborate his alibi?
tú
El testigo corroboró la versión del detective.
The witness corroborated the detective's version.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros corroboramos los hechos ayer.
We corroborated the facts yesterday.
nosotros
Ellos corroboraron la llamada telefónica.
They corroborated the phone call.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect tense instead of the preterite.
Correct: Use the preterite 'corroboré' for a single, completed act of corroboration.
Why: The preterite marks a finished action, while the imperfect ('corroboraba') suggests it was ongoing or habitual in the past.
Mistake: Forgetting the written accent on 'corroboró' and 'corroboré'.
Correct: The forms are 'corroboró' (él/ella/usted) and 'corroboré' (yo), both requiring an accent.
Why: The accent indicates the stressed syllable in these specific forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: corroboro
The present tense of 'corroborar' is: corroboro, corroboras, corrobora, corroboramos, corroboráis, corroboran.
Imperfect
yo: corroboraba
The imperfect of 'corroborar' is: corroboraba, corroborabas, corroboraba, corroborábamos, corroborabais, corroboraban.
Future
yo: corroboraré
The future tense of 'corroborar' is: corroboraré, corroborarás, corroborará, corroboraremos, corroboraréis, corroborarán.
Conditional
yo: corroboraría
The conditional of 'corroborar' is: corroboraría, corroborarías, corroboraría, corroboraríamos, corroboraríais, corroborarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: corrobore
The present subjunctive of 'corroborar' is: corrobore, corroboremos, corroboren, corroboreis, corrobore.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: corroborara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'corroborar' includes forms like corroborara, corroboraras, corroborase.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: corrobora
Corrobora, corrobore, corroboremos, corroboren, corroborad are the imperative forms for 'corroborar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no corrobores
Negative commands for 'corroborar' are: no corrobores, no corrobore, no corroboremos, no corroboren, no corroboréis.