excitar Preterite Conjugation
excitar — to stimulate
The preterite of 'excitar' is regular: excité, excitaste, excitó, excitamos, excitasteis, excitaron.
excitar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific, completed action of stimulating something in the past. For example, 'He stimulated the market last year' or 'I stimulated their interest yesterday'.
Notes on excitar in the Preterite
Excitar is a regular -ar verb in the preterite. All forms follow the standard conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Ayer, yo excitó su imaginación con mis historias.
Yesterday, I stimulated his imagination with my stories.
yo
¿Tú excitaste la conversación?
Did you stimulate the conversation?
tú
La noticia excitó a los inversores.
The news stimulated the investors.
él/ella/usted
Ellos excitó la demanda de productos.
They stimulated the demand for products.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'excité' (yo) when the action is not completed or specific.
Correct: If the stimulation was ongoing or habitual in the past, use the imperfect 'excitaba'.
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect is for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'excité' (with an accent), while the 'él/ella/usted' form is 'excitó' (also with an accent).
Why: Both accents are important for pronunciation and distinguishing the subject, but learners sometimes miss them or confuse the endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: excito
Use 'excito', 'excitas', 'excita', 'excitamos', 'excitáis', 'excitan' for current actions, habits, or general truths with 'excitar'.
Imperfect
yo: excitaba
Use 'excitaba', 'excitabas', 'excitaba', 'excitábamos', 'excitabais', 'excitaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions with 'excitar'.
Future
yo: excitaré
Use 'excitaré', 'excitarás', 'excitará', 'excitaremos', 'excitaréis', 'excitarán' for future actions or probability with 'excitar'.
Conditional
yo: excitaría
Use 'excitaría', 'excitarías', 'excitaría', 'excitaríamos', 'excitaríais', 'excitarían' for hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests with 'excitar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: excite
Use 'excite', 'excites', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitéis' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'excitar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: excitara
Use 'excitara' or 'excitase' (and forms) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'excitar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: excita
Use 'excita', 'excite', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitad' for direct commands with 'excitar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no excites
Use 'no excites', 'no excite', 'no excitemos', 'no exciten', 'no excitéis' for negative commands with 'excitar'.