escurrir Preterite Conjugation
escurrir — to drain
The preterite of escurrir is regular: escurrí, escurriste, escurrió, escurrimos, escurristeis, escurrieron.
escurrir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions of draining in the past. For example, 'I drained the pasta yesterday' or 'She drained the cans last week'.
Notes on escurrir in the Preterite
Escurrir is fully regular in the preterite. All verb endings are standard for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Escurrí la ensalada después de lavarla.
I drained the salad after washing it.
yo
¿Escurriste las verduras para la cena?
Did you drain the vegetables for dinner?
tú
Él escurrió el agua de los platos.
He drained the water from the dishes.
él/ella/usted
Ellos escurrieron los tomates enlatados.
They drained the canned tomatoes.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite.
Correct: Use 'escurrí' for a single, completed action, not 'escurría'.
Why: The preterite marks a specific, finished event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'escurrió'.
Correct: The él/ella/usted form is escurrió, with an accent on the 'o'.
Why: The accent on the 'o' indicates the stress falls on the final syllable, distinguishing it as a preterite ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escurro
The present tense (escurro, escurres, escurre, escurrimos, escurrís, escurren) describes current or habitual draining actions.
Imperfect
yo: escurría
The imperfect of escurrir (escurría, escurrías, escurría, escurríamos, escurríais, escurrían) describes ongoing or habitual past draining.
Future
yo: escurriré
The future tense (escurriré, escurrirás, escurrirá, escurriremos, escurriréis, escurrirán) predicts future draining actions.
Conditional
yo: escurriría
The conditional of escurrir (escurriría, escurrirías, escurriría, escurriríamos, escurriríais, escurrirían) talks about 'would' scenarios.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escurra
The present subjunctive (escurra, escurras, escurramos, escurran, escurráis) is used for wishes, doubts, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escurriera
The imperfect subjunctive (escurriera/escurriera/escurriéramos/escurrierais/escurrieran) talks about past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escurre
Use escurre (tú), escurra (usted), escurramos (nosotros), escurran (ustedes), escurrid (vosotros) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no escurras
Use no escurras (tú), no escurra (usted), no escurramos (nosotros), no escurran (ustedes), no escurráis (vosotros) for negative commands.