enfermar Preterite Conjugation
enfermar — to fall ill
The preterite of enfermar is regular: enfermé, enfermaste, enfermó, enfermamos, enfermasteis, enfermaron.
enfermar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to pinpoint the exact moment or specific event when someone got sick. It refers to a completed event in the past.
Notes on enfermar in the Preterite
Enfermar is fully regular in the preterite. The 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Me enfermé después de comer ese marisco.
I got sick after eating that seafood.
yo
Mi abuelo enfermó el lunes pasado.
My grandfather fell ill last Monday.
él/ella/usted
Ustedes se enfermaron durante el viaje.
You all got sick during the trip.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enfermo (without accent)
Correct: enfermó
Why: Without the accent, 'enfermo' means 'I get sick' or 'sick person', while 'enfermó' means 'he/she got sick'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enfermo
Enfermar is regular in the present tense: enfermo, enfermas, enferma, enfermamos, enfermáis, enferman.
Imperfect
yo: enfermaba
The imperfect of enfermar follows the standard -aba pattern: enfermaba, enfermabas, enfermaba, enfermábamos, enfermabais, enfermaban.
Future
yo: enfermaré
The future of enfermar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: enfermaré, enfermarás, enfermará, enfermaremo, enfermaréis, enfermarán.
Conditional
yo: enfermaría
The conditional of enfermar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: enfermaría, enfermarías, enfermaría, enfermaríamos, enfermaríais, enfermarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enferme
The present subjunctive of enfermar uses -e endings: enferme, enfermes, enferme, enfermemos, enferméis, enfermen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enfermara
The imperfect subjunctive of enfermar is regular: enfermara, enfermaras, enfermara, enfermáramos, enfermarais, enfermaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enferma
The imperative of enfermar: enferma (tú), enferme (usted), enfermemos (nosotros), enfermad (vosotros), enfermen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no enfermes
The negative imperative of enfermar uses the present subjunctive: no enfermes, no enferme, no enfermemos, no enferméis, no enfermen.