ensangrentar Preterite Conjugation
ensangrentar — to stain with blood
The preterite of ensangrentar is completely regular: ensangrenté, ensangrentaste, ensangrentó.
ensangrentar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific, completed instance where something was stained with blood.
Notes on ensangrentar in the Preterite
Ensangrentar is regular in the preterite; the stem change (e to ie) does NOT occur here.
Example Sentences
El herido ensangrentó toda la alfombra.
The injured man stained the whole carpet with blood.
él/ella/usted
Me ensangrenté la camisa por accidente.
I stained my shirt with blood by accident.
yo
Los soldados ensangrentaron el campo de batalla.
The soldiers stained the battlefield with blood.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'ensangrienté' with a stem change.
Correct: ensangrenté
Why: -ar verbs with an 'e to ie' change in the present are regular in the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ensangriento
Ensangrentar follows a stem change (e to ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect
yo: ensangrentaba
The imperfect of ensangrentar is regular: ensangrentaba, ensangrentabas, ensangrentaba.
Future
yo: ensangrentaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á to the infinitive ensangrentar.
Conditional
yo: ensangrentaría
The conditional is regular: ensangrentaría, ensangrentarías, ensangrentaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ensangriente
The present subjunctive follows the e to ie stem change: ensangriente, ensangrientes, ensangriente.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ensangrentara
Based on the preterite, the imperfect subjunctive is regular: ensangrentara, ensangrentaras.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ensangrienta
Commands use the stem change (ie) in all forms except vosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ensangrientes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no ensangrienten, no ensangrientes.