estacionar Preterite Conjugation
estacionar — to park
Use 'estacioné' (yo), 'estacionaste' (tú), 'estacionó' (él/ella/usted) for completed past parking actions.
estacionar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
The preterite is for actions that started and finished at a specific point in the past. If you parked the car yesterday or parked it for exactly one hour, you'd use the preterite.
Notes on estacionar in the Preterite
Estacionar is regular in the preterite. All the forms follow the standard -ar verb endings.
Example Sentences
Ayer estacioné mi coche en la calle.
Yesterday I parked my car on the street.
yo
¿Dónde estacionaste tú?
Where did you park?
tú
Él estacionó el camión en el muelle.
He parked the truck at the dock.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros estacionamos el coche cerca del cine.
We parked the car near the cinema.
nosotros
Ellos estacionaron en el último sitio.
They parked in the last spot.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative 'estacionamos' instead of the preterite for a completed past action.
Correct: For a completed action like 'we parked yesterday', use the preterite 'estacionamos'.
Why: The present indicative describes current or habitual actions, while the preterite describes finished actions in the past.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'estacionó' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The third-person singular preterite form is 'estacionó', with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent on the final syllable is crucial for distinguishing the preterite third-person singular from other forms and indicating stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estaciono
Use 'estaciono' (yo), 'estacionas' (tú), 'estaciona' (él/ella/usted) for current or habitual parking actions.
Imperfect
yo: estacionaba
Use 'estacionaba' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'estacionabas' (tú) for ongoing or habitual past parking.
Future
yo: estacionaré
Use 'estacionaré' (yo), 'estacionarás' (tú), 'estacionará' (él/ella/usted) for future parking actions.
Conditional
yo: estacionaría
Use 'estacionaría' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'estacionarías' (tú) for hypothetical or polite parking scenarios.
Present Subjunctive
yo: estacione
Use 'estacione' (yo/usted) and 'estaciones' (tú) for wishes, doubts, or emotions about parking.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estacionara
Use 'estacionara' or 'estacionase' for past hypothetical or uncertain situations about parking.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: estaciona
Use the imperative 'estaciona' (tú) and 'estacione' (usted) for direct commands to park.
Negative Imperative
yo: no estaciones
Use 'no estaciones' (tú) and 'no estacione' (usted) for negative commands not to park.