funcionar Preterite Conjugation
funcionar — to work
The preterite of funcionar is regular: funcioné, funcionaste, funcionó, funcionamos, funcionasteis, funcionaron.
funcionar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to state that something worked (or didn't work) at a specific moment or for a completed duration of time.
Notes on funcionar in the Preterite
Funcionar is fully regular in the preterite. The 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
El plan funcionó perfectamente ayer.
The plan worked perfectly yesterday.
él/ella/usted
Las luces no funcionaron durante la tormenta.
The lights didn't work during the storm.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Por fin, mi móvil funcionó después de reiniciarlo.
Finally, my phone worked after restarting it.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'funciono' (present) instead of 'funcionó' (past).
Correct: Use 'funcionó' with an accent for the past tense.
Why: Without the accent, it means 'I work' (present); with the accent, it means 'it worked' (past).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: funciono
The present of funcionar is regular: funciono, funcionas, funciona, funcionamos, funcionáis, funcionan.
Imperfect
yo: funcionaba
The imperfect of funcionar is regular: funcionaba, funcionabas, funcionaba, funcionábamos, funcionabais, funcionaban.
Future
yo: funcionarás
The future of funcionar is regular: funcionaré, funcionarás, funcionará, funcionaremos, funcionaréis, funcionarán.
Conditional
yo: funcionaría
The conditional of funcionar is regular: funcionaría, funcionarías, funcionaría, funcionaríamos, funcionaríais, funcionarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: funcione
The present subjunctive of funcionar is regular: funcione, funciones, funcione, funcionemos, funcionéis, funcionen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: funcionara
The imperfect subjunctive of funcionar follows the -ra pattern: funcionara, funcionaras, funcionara, funcionáramos, funcionarais, funcionaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: funciona
The affirmative imperative of funcionar gives commands: funciona (tú), funcione (usted), funcionad (vosotros), funcionen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no funciones
The negative imperative of funcionar uses the present subjunctive: no funciones, no funcione, no funcionemos, no funcionéis, no funcionen.