deprimir Preterite Conjugation
deprimir — to depress
The preterite of deprimir is regular: deprimí, deprimiste, deprimió, deprimimos, deprimisteis, deprimieron.
deprimir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action in the past. For example, 'La mala noticia me deprimió' means 'The bad news depressed me' – a single event that happened and finished.
Notes on deprimir in the Preterite
Deprimir is a regular -ir verb in the preterite tense. All endings are standard.
Example Sentences
La situación económica me deprimió mucho.
The economic situation depressed me a lot.
él/ella/usted
¿Te deprimió la película?
Did the movie depress you?
él/ella/usted
Deprimimos las ventas con nuestra estrategia fallida.
We depressed sales with our failed strategy.
nosotros
Ellos deprimieron el mercado con sus ventas masivas.
They depressed the market with their massive sales.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed event.
Correct: If the news depressed you yesterday, say 'La noticia me deprimió,' not 'La noticia me deprimía.'
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deprimo
The present tense is regular: deprimo, deprimes, deprime, deprimimos, deprimís, deprimen.
Imperfect
yo: deprimía
The imperfect tense is regular: deprimía, deprimías, deprimía, deprimíamos, deprimíais, deprimían.
Future
yo: deprimiré
The future tense is regular, using the infinitive stem: deprimiré, deprimirás, deprimirá, deprimiremos, deprimiréis, deprimirán.
Conditional
yo: deprimiría
The conditional tense is regular, using the infinitive stem: deprimiría, deprimirías, deprimiría, deprimiríamos, deprimiríais, deprimirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deprima
The present subjunctive uses 'deprima' for yo/él/ella/usted, 'deprimas' for tú, 'deprimamos' for nosotros, 'depriman' for ellos/ellas/ustedes, and 'deprimáis' for vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deprimiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses 'deprimiera' or 'deprimiera' for yo/él/ella/usted, 'deprimieras' for tú, 'deprimiéramos' for nosotros, 'deprimieran' for ellos/ellas/ustedes, and 'deprimierais' for vosotros.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deprime
Use 'deprime' for tú commands, 'deprima' for usted, 'deprimamos' for nosotros, 'depriman' for ustedes, and 'deprid' for vosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: no deprimas
Negative commands use 'no' + the present subjunctive: 'no deprimas,' 'no deprima,' 'no deprimamos,' 'no depriman,' 'no deprimáis.'