facilitar Preterite Conjugation

When to Use the Preterite

Use the preterite for actions that were completed at a specific point in the past. If you 'facilitated' something, you did it and it was finished. For example, you facilitated a meeting yesterday, or you facilitated a change last week.

Notes on facilitar in the Preterite

Facilitar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern for the preterite tense. All forms are predictable.

Example Sentences

• Yo facilité la firma del contrato.

  I facilitated the signing of the contract.

  yo

• ¿Tú facilitaste la organización del evento?

  Did you facilitate the organization of the event?

  tú

• Ella facilitó la entrega a tiempo.

  She facilitated the delivery on time.

  él/ella/usted

• Nosotros facilitamos el debate entre los equipos.

  We facilitated the debate between the teams.

  nosotros

• Ellos facilitaron la mudanza para sus padres.

  They facilitated the move for their parents.

  ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

• Mistake: Using the imperfect 'facilitaba' instead of the preterite 'facilitó' for a single completed action.

  Correct: For a completed action, use 'facilitó' (he/she facilitated) or 'facilitamos' (we facilitated), not 'facilitaba'.

  Why: The preterite marks a completed action, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.

• Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'yo' form: 'facilité'.

  Correct: The 'yo' form is 'facilité' with an accent on the final 'e'.

  Why: The accent is crucial for correct pronunciation and to distinguish the 'yo' preterite from other similar forms.

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