estrellar Preterite Conjugation
estrellar — to smash
The preterite of estrellar is regular: estrellé, estrellaste, estrelló, estrellamos, estrellasteis, estrellaron.
estrellar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for actions that were completed in the past, like smashing a specific object at a specific time or crashing a car.
Notes on estrellar in the Preterite
Estrellar is regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard -ar endings.
Example Sentences
Anoche, alguien estrelló un vaso en la calle.
Last night, someone smashed a glass in the street.
él/ella/usted
¡Yo estrellé el coche contra la pared!
I smashed the car into the wall!
yo
¿Tú estrellaste la ventana?
Did you smash the window?
tú
Ellos estrellaron el dron.
They crashed the drone.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a specific, completed action, like 'Anoche alguien estrellaba un vaso'.
Correct: For a single, completed action in the past, use the preterite: 'Anoche alguien estrelló un vaso'.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form: 'yo estrelle' instead of 'yo estrellé'.
Correct: The 'yo' form of the preterite needs an accent: 'yo estrellé'.
Why: The accent indicates the stressed syllable and distinguishes it from other forms or tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estrelló
The present indicative of estrellar is regular: estrello, estrellas, estrella, estrellamos, estrelláis, estrellan.
Imperfect
yo: estrellaba
The imperfect of estrellar is regular: estrellaba, estrellabas, estrellaba, estrellábamos, estrellabais, estrellaban.
Future
yo: estrellaré
The future of estrellar is regular: estrellaré, estrellarás, estrellará, estrellaremos, estrellaréis, estrellarán.
Conditional
yo: estrellaría
The conditional of estrellar is regular: estrellaría, estrellarías, estrellaría, estrellaríamos, estrellaríais, estrellarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: estrellé
The present subjunctive of estrellar is regular: estrelle, estrelles,estrellemos, estrellen, estrelléis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estrellara
The imperfect subjunctive of estrellar has two forms, e.g., estrellara/estrellase, estrellaras/estrellases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: estrella
The imperative of estrellar is regular: estrella, no estrelles, estrelle, estrellemos, estrellad, no estrelléis, estrellen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no estrelles
The negative imperative of estrellar uses the present subjunctive: no estrelle, no estrelles, no estrellemos, no estrellen, no estrelléis.