fastidiar Preterite Conjugation
fastidiar — to annoy
The preterite of fastidiar is regular: fastidié, fastidiaste, fastidió, fastidiamos, fastidiasteis, fastidiaron.
fastidiar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite tense for actions related to annoying someone that were completed at a specific point in the past. For example, 'He annoyed me yesterday' or 'They annoyed the teacher during the class'.
Notes on fastidiar in the Preterite
Fastidiar is a regular -ar verb, so its preterite conjugation follows the standard pattern: drop the -ar and add the preterite endings (-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron).
Example Sentences
Me fastidió mucho tu comentario.
Your comment annoyed me a lot.
él/ella/usted
Ayer te fastidié sin querer.
Yesterday I annoyed you unintentionally.
yo
¿Nos fastidiasteis vosotros con vuestras preguntas?
Did you guys annoy us with your questions?
vosotros
Los niños nos fastidiaron toda la tarde.
The children annoyed us all afternoon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite.
Correct: Say 'Me fastidió ayer' (It annoyed me yesterday), not 'Me fastidiaba ayer'.
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'fastidié', not 'fastidie'.
Why: The accent on the 'é' is crucial to indicate the preterite tense for the first-person singular.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fastidio
The present tense of fastidiar is regular: fastidio, fastidias, fastidia, fastidiamos, fastidiáis, fastidian.
Imperfect
yo: fastidiaba
The imperfect of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaba, fastidiabas, fastidiaba, fastidiábamos, fastidiabais, fastidiaban.
Future
yo: fastidiaré
The future tense of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaré, fastidiarás, fastidiará, fastidiaremos, fastidiaréis, fastidiarán.
Conditional
yo: fastidiaría
The conditional of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaría, fastidiarías, fastidiaría, fastidiaríamos, fastidiaríais, fastidiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fastidie
Use present subjunctive forms like 'fastidie' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'fastidien' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fastidiara
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'fastidiara' or 'fastidiarais' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fastidia
Use imperative forms like fastidia (tú) and fastidien (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fastidies
Negative commands like 'no fastidies' (tú) use the present subjunctive with 'no'.