exportar Preterite Conjugation
exportar — to export
The preterite of exportar is regular: exporté, exportaste, exportó, exportamos, exportasteis, exportaron.
exportar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about completed actions of exporting that happened at a specific point in the past. For example, 'Yesterday, we exported 100 units' or 'The company exported its first product last year.'
Notes on exportar in the Preterite
Exportar is regular in the preterite. All the endings follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Ayer exporté cinco contenedores de café.
Yesterday, I exported five containers of coffee.
yo
¿Exportaste el informe a tiempo?
Did you export the report on time?
tú
La empresa exportó tecnología a México el mes pasado.
The company exported technology to Mexico last month.
él/ella/usted
Ellos exportaron sus productos a Europa en 2020.
They exported their products to Europe in 2020.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a completed action.
Correct: Use 'exportamos' (preterite) for a specific instance like 'We exported the goods last week,' not 'exportábamos'.
Why: The preterite marks a finished action, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'exporté' with an accent on the 'e'.
Why: The accent on 'exporté' distinguishes it from other forms and indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: exporto
The present tense of exportar is regular: exporto, exportas, exporta, exportamos, exportáis, exportan.
Imperfect
yo: exportaba
The imperfect of exportar is regular: exportaba, exportabas, exportaba, exportábamos, exportabais, exportaban.
Future
yo: exportaré
The future tense of exportar is regular: exportaré, exportarás, exportará, exportaremos, exportaréis, exportarán.
Conditional
yo: exportaría
The conditional of exportar is regular: exportaría, exportarías, exportaría, exportaríamos, exportaríais, exportarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exporte
Use 'exporte' (yo/él/ella/Ud.) and 'exporten' (ellos/ellas/Uds.) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: exportara
Use 'exportara' or 'exportase' for past hypothetical or uncertain actions related to exporting.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: exporta
Use 'exporta' (tú) and 'exporten' (ustedes) for direct commands with exportar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no exportes
Use 'no exportes' (tú) and 'no exporten' (ustedes) for negative commands with exportar.