depositar Preterite Conjugation
depositar — to deposit
The preterite of depositar is regular: deposité, depositaste, depositó, depositamos, depositasteis, depositaron.
depositar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific, completed action of depositing in the past. It answers the question 'What did you do?' or 'What happened?' regarding a deposit that finished.
Notes on depositar in the Preterite
Depositar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern for the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer deposité mi sueldo en el banco.
Yesterday I deposited my salary at the bank.
yo
¿Depositaste el sobre en el buzón correcto?
Did you deposit the envelope in the correct mailbox?
tú
El cliente depositó una gran suma de dinero.
The client deposited a large sum of money.
él/ella/usted
Depositamos los documentos antes de la fecha límite.
We deposited the documents before the deadline.
nosotros
Ellos depositaron las llaves en la caja de seguridad.
They deposited the keys in the safe deposit box.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect tense instead of the preterite for a single, completed deposit.
Correct: Use 'Deposité el dinero' (preterite) instead of 'Depositaba el dinero' (imperfect).
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form: 'deposite' instead of 'deposité'.
Correct: The 'yo' preterite form is 'deposité' with an accent.
Why: The accent mark is crucial to distinguish the 'yo' preterite from the 'yo' present indicative or subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deposito
The present tense of depositar is regular: deposito, depositas, deposita, depositamos, depositáis, depositan.
Imperfect
yo: depositaba
The imperfect of depositar is regular: depositaba, depositabas, depositaba, depositábamos, depositabais, depositaban.
Future
yo: depositaré
The future of depositar is regular: depositaré, depositarás, depositará, depositaremos, depositaréis, depositarán.
Conditional
yo: depositaría
The conditional of depositar is regular: depositaría, depositarías, depositaría, depositaríamos, depositaríais, depositarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deposite
The present subjunctive of depositar is regular: deposite, deposites, depositemos, depositéis, depositen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: depositara
The imperfect subjunctive of depositar is regular: depositara/depositase, depositaras/depositases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deposita
The imperative of depositar is regular: deposita, deposite, depositemos, depositad, depositen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no deposites
The negative imperative of depositar uses the present subjunctive: no deposites, no deposite, no depositemos, no depositéis, no depositen.