disimular Preterite Conjugation
disimular — to hide
Disimulé, disimulaste, disimuló, disimulamos, disimulasteis, disimularon mark completed actions of hiding.
disimular Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite with disimular to talk about a specific instance when someone hid something or pretended to do something, and it was completed. For example, 'He hid the gift yesterday'.
Notes on disimular in the Preterite
Disimular is a regular -ar verb and is regular in the preterite tense. The nosotros form 'disimulamos' is identical to the present tense, so context is key.
Example Sentences
Yo disimulé mi sorpresa cuando me dio el regalo.
I hid my surprise when he gave me the gift.
yo
¿Tú disimulaste que no sabías nada?
Did you pretend you didn't know anything?
tú
Ella disimuló su enfado en la reunión.
She hid her anger in the meeting.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros disimulamos la falla del sistema.
We covered up the system failure.
nosotros
Ellos disimularon haber visto el accidente.
They pretended to have seen the accident.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'disimulaba' instead of the preterite 'disimuló' for a single completed action.
Correct: For a specific, finished act of hiding, use 'disimuló'. 'Disimulaba' suggests it was ongoing or habitual.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the yo form 'disimulé'.
Correct: The yo form requires an accent: 'disimulé'.
Why: The accent distinguishes the preterite yo form and indicates the stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disimulo
Disimulo, disimulas, disimula, disimulamos, disimuláis, disimulan describe current or habitual hiding.
Imperfect
yo: disimulaba
Disimulaba, disimulabas, disimulaba, disimulábamos, disimulabais, disimulaban describe ongoing or habitual past hiding.
Future
yo: disimularé
Disimularé, disimularás, disimulará, disimularemos, disimularéis, disimularán predict future actions of hiding.
Conditional
yo: disimularía
Disimularía, disimularías, disimularía, disimularíamos, disimularíais, disimularían express hypothetical hiding.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disimule
Disimule, disimules, disimulemos, disimuléis, disimulen are the present subjunctive forms of disimular.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disimulara
Disimulara or disimulara forms are used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: disimula
Disimula, disimule, disimulemos, disimulad, disimulen are the commands for disimular.
Negative Imperative
yo: no disimules
No disimules, no disimule, no disimulemos, no disimuléis, no disimulen are the negative commands for disimular.