gritar Preterite Conjugation
gritar — to shout
The preterite of gritar follows the regular -ar pattern: grité, gritaste, gritó, gritamos, gritasteis, gritaron.
gritar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance of shouting that started and ended at a definite point in the past, like a sudden scream.
Notes on gritar in the Preterite
Gritar is completely regular in the preterite. Note that 'gritamos' is the same in both present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Grité muy fuerte en la montaña rusa.
I shouted very loudly on the roller coaster.
yo
Ella gritó mi nombre desde lejos.
She shouted my name from afar.
él/ella/usted
Gritamos de miedo durante la película.
We shouted in fear during the movie.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'gritó'.
Correct: Gritó (third person singular).
Why: Without the accent, 'grito' means 'I shout' (present tense).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: grito
The present tense of gritar is fully regular: grito, gritas, grita, gritamos, gritáis, gritan.
Imperfect
yo: gritaba
The imperfect of gritar is regular: gritaba, gritabas, gritaba, gritábamos, gritabais, gritaban.
Future
yo: gritaré
The future of gritar is regular: gritaré, gritarás, gritará, gritaremos, gritaréis, gritarán.
Conditional
yo: gritaría
The conditional of gritar is regular: gritaría, gritarías, gritaría, gritaríamos, gritaríais, gritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: grite
The present subjunctive of gritar is regular: grite, grites, grite, gritemos, gritéis, griten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gritara
The imperfect subjunctive of gritar is regular: gritara, gritaras, gritara, gritáramos, gritarais, gritaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: grita
The affirmative commands for gritar are: grita (tú), grite (usted), gritad (vosotros), griten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no grites
The negative commands for gritar use the present subjunctive: no grites, no grite, no gritemos, no gritéis, no griten.