expulsar Preterite Conjugation
expulsar — to expel
Expulsé, expulsaste, expulsó, expulsamos, expulsasteis, expulsaron are the regular preterite forms of expulsar.
expulsar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions of expelling someone or something in the past. Think of a specific moment when expulsion happened.
Notes on expulsar in the Preterite
Expulsar is regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard -ar preterite endings.
Example Sentences
El árbitro expulsó al jugador en el minuto 80.
The referee expelled the player in the 80th minute.
él/ella/usted
Ayer expulsamos a un miembro de la asociación.
Yesterday we expelled a member of the association.
nosotros
Expulsé el archivo corrupto de mi ordenador.
I expelled the corrupted file from my computer.
yo
¿Por qué te expulsaron de la reunión?
Why did they expel you from the meeting?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single expulsion event.
Correct: For a specific event, use 'expulsó' (preterite), not 'expulsaba' (imperfect).
Why: The preterite marks a finished action at a specific point, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'expulsó' (él/ella/usted) and 'expulsé' (yo).
Correct: The forms are expulsó and expulsé, with accents on the final 'o' and 'e'.
Why: These accents are crucial for distinguishing these forms and indicating the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: expulso
Expulso, expulsas, expulsa, expulsamos, expulsáis, expulsan are the regular present indicative forms of expulsar.
Imperfect
yo: expulsaba
Expulsaba, expulsabas, expulsaba, expulsábamos, expulsabais, expulsaban are the regular imperfect forms of expulsar.
Future
yo: expulsaré
The future tense of expulsar is regular: expulsaré, expulsarás, expulsará, expulsaremos, expulsaréis, expulsarán.
Conditional
yo: expulsaría
The conditional of expulsar is regular: expulsaría, expulsarías, expulsaría, expulsaríamos, expulsaríais, expulsarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: expulse
The present subjunctive of expulsar is: expulse, expulses, expulsemos, expulsen, expulséis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: expulsara
The imperfect subjunctive of expulsar has two forms for each person: expulsara/expulsase, expulsaras/expulsases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: expulsa
Expulsa (tú), expulse (usted), expulsemos (nosotros), expulsen (ustedes), expulsad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no expulses
No expulses (tú), no expulse (usted), no expulsemos (nosotros), no expulsen (ustedes), no expulséis (vosotros).