deportar Preterite Conjugation
deportar — to deport
The preterite of deportar is regular: deporté, deportaste, deportó, deportamos, deportasteis, deportaron.
deportar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for the act of deporting when it's a completed action in the past with a specific end. For example, when a government officially deported a group on a certain date.
Notes on deportar in the Preterite
Deportar is regular in the preterite tense. All forms are predictable based on the '-ar' conjugation rules.
Example Sentences
El gobierno deportó a cien personas la semana pasada.
The government deported one hundred people last week.
él/ella/usted
Ayer deportamos a los invasores.
Yesterday we deported the invaders.
nosotros
¿Deportaste a tu vecino?
Did you deport your neighbor?
tú
Ellos deportaron al sospechoso.
They deported the suspect.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite: 'El gobierno deportaba a cien personas'.
Correct: If the deportation was a single, completed event, use the preterite: 'El gobierno deportó...'.
Why: The preterite is for finished actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'deportó' (él/ella/usted form).
Correct: The él/ella/usted form requires an accent: 'deportó'.
Why: The accent mark is crucial for pronunciation and distinguishes this form from the nosotros present indicative 'deportamos'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deporto
The present tense of deportar (deporto, deportas, deporta, deportamos, deportáis, deportan) describes current or habitual deportations.
Imperfect
yo: deportaba
The imperfect of deportar (deportaba, deportabas, deportaba, deportábamos, deportabais, deportaban) describes ongoing or habitual past deportations.
Future
yo: deportaré
The future tense of deportar (deportaré, deportarás, deportará, deportaremos, deportaréis, deportarán) indicates future deportations.
Conditional
yo: deportaría
The conditional of deportar (deportaría, deportarías, deportaría, deportaríamos, deportaríais, deportarían) expresses hypothetical ('would') or polite deportations.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deporte
The present subjunctive of deportar (deporte, deportes, deportemos, deporten) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deportara
The imperfect subjunctive of deportar (deportara/deportase) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deporta
Deportar commands: deporta (tú), deporte (usted), deportemos (nosotros), deporten (ustedes), deportad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no deportes
Negative deportar commands use the present subjunctive: no deporta (tú), no deporte (usted), no deportemos (nosotros), no deporten (ustedes), no deportéis (vosotros).