editar Preterite Conjugation
editar — to edit
The preterite of editar is regular: edité, editaste, editó, editamos, editasteis, editaron, for completed actions.
editar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action of editing that happened at a specific point in the past. Think of it as finishing the editing task.
Notes on editar in the Preterite
Editar is a regular -ar verb, so all its preterite forms are regular. The nosotros form 'editamos' is the same as the present indicative, so context is key to differentiate.
Example Sentences
Yo edité el documento ayer.
I edited the document yesterday.
yo
¿Tú editaste las fotos?
Did you edit the photos?
tú
Ella editó el artículo para la revista.
She edited the article for the magazine.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros editamos el guion la semana pasada.
We edited the script last week.
nosotros
Ellos editaron el video para el proyecto.
They edited the video for the project.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'editaba' when the action was completed.
Correct: Use 'editó' for a single, finished editing session.
Why: The preterite marks the completion of the action, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Writing 'edito' instead of 'edité' for the 'yo' form.
Correct: The preterite 'yo' form is 'edité' with an accent.
Why: The accent on the 'é' is crucial to distinguish the preterite from the present tense 'edito'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: edito
The present indicative of editar (edito, editas, edita, editamos, editáis, editan) describes current or habitual editing.
Imperfect
yo: editaba
The imperfect of editar (editaba, editabas, editaba, editábamos, editabais, editaban) describes ongoing or habitual past editing.
Future
yo: editaré
The future tense of editar (editaré, editarás, editará, editaremos, editaréis, editarán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: editaría
The conditional of editar (editaría, editarías, editaría, editaríamos, editaríais, editarían) expresses 'would' actions or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: edite
The present subjunctive of editar (edite, edites, edite, editemos, editéis, editen) expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: editara
The imperfect subjunctive of editar (editara, editaras, editara, editáramos, editarais, editaran) is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: edita
Use the imperative of editar to give direct commands: edita, edite, editemos, editen, editad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no edites
Form negative commands for editar using 'no' + present subjunctive: no edites, no edite, no editemos, no editen, no editéis.