fotografiar Preterite Conjugation
fotografiar — to photograph
The preterite of fotografiar is regular, used for specific photo sessions completed in the past.
fotografiar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use this when you took a specific photo or finished a photography project at a definite point in time.
Notes on fotografiar in the Preterite
This tense is completely regular for -ar verbs. Note that the 'i' does NOT take an extra accent here because the endings provide the stress.
Example Sentences
Ayer fotografié todo el evento.
Yesterday I photographed the whole event.
yo
¿Fotografiaste el eclipse anoche?
Did you photograph the eclipse last night?
tú
Ellos fotografiaron el paisaje desde la montaña.
They photographed the landscape from the mountain.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an extra accent like 'fotografié' (for tú) or 'fotografió' (for nosotros).
Correct: fotografiaste / fotografiamos
Why: Learners often try to carry over the present tense accent, but the preterite follows standard -ar rules.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fotografío
The present of fotografiar uses an accent on the 'í' for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect
yo: fotografiaba
The imperfect of fotografiar is regular: fotografiaba, fotografiabas, fotografiaba...
Future
yo: fotografiaré
The future of fotografiar is regular: attach -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: fotografiaría
The conditional of fotografiar is regular: fotografiaría, fotografiarías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fotografíe
The present subjunctive of fotografiar requires an accent on the 'í' in most forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fotografiara
The imperfect subjunctive of fotografiar is regular: fotografiara, fotografiaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fotografía
Use the imperative of fotografiar to give direct commands to a photographer.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fotografíes
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms of fotografiar.