esquiar Preterite Conjugation
esquiar — to ski
The preterite of esquiar is regular: esquié, esquiaste, esquió, esquiamos, esquiasteis, esquiaron.
esquiar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed skiing trip or a specific moment when you skied in the past.
Notes on esquiar in the Preterite
Esquiar is regular in the preterite. Note that the 'í' in 'esquié' and 'esquió' is part of the standard -ar endings.
Example Sentences
Ayer esquié por primera vez.
Yesterday I skied for the first time.
yo
Esquiamos todo el día el sábado pasado.
We skied all day last Saturday.
nosotros
Ellos esquiaron en Chile el año pasado.
They skied in Chile last year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'esquiamos' (past) with 'esquiamos' (present).
Correct: Context is key.
Why: Like all -ar verbs, the 'nosotros' form is identical in the present and preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esquío
Esquiar follows a specific accentuation pattern: esquío, esquías, esquía, esquiamos, esquiáis, esquían.
Imperfect
yo: esquiaba
The imperfect of esquiar is regular: esquiaba, esquiabas, esquiaba, esquiábamos, esquiabais, esquiaban.
Future
yo: esquiaré
The future of esquiar is regular: esquiaré, esquiarás, esquiará, esquiaremos, esquiaréis, esquiarán.
Conditional
yo: esquiaría
The conditional of esquiar is regular: esquiaría, esquiarías, esquiaría, esquiaríamos, esquiaríais, esquiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esquíe
The present subjunctive of esquiar follows the accent pattern: esquíe, esquíes, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiéis, esquíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esquiara
The imperfect subjunctive of esquiar is regular: esquiara, esquiaras, esquiara, esquiáramos, esquiarais, esquiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esquía
The imperative of esquiar uses the accent on the 'í' for most commands: esquía, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiad, esquíen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esquíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no esquíes, no esquíe, no esquiemos, no esquiéis, no esquíen.