impregnar Preterite Conjugation
impregnar — to soak
Impregnar is regular in the preterite: impregné, impregnaste, impregnó, impregnamos, impregnasteis, impregnaron.
impregnar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions in the past. For 'impregnar,' this means something was soaked completely at a specific point in time, like 'I soaked the cloth yesterday.'
Notes on impregnar in the Preterite
Impregnar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Ayer impregné la madera con aceite protector.
Yesterday I soaked the wood with protective oil.
yo
¿Ya impregnaste las servilletas para la cena?
Did you already soak the napkins for dinner?
tú
Él impregnó el algodón con una solución especial.
He soaked the cotton with a special solution.
él/ella/usted
Los bomberos impregnaron la zona con agua.
The firefighters soaked the area with water.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed action.
Correct: For 'I soaked the cloth once,' use 'impregné.' For 'I used to soak the cloth,' use 'impregnaba.'
Why: Preterite marks completed events, imperfect marks ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'impregné,' not 'impregne.'
Why: The accent distinguishes the preterite 'yo' form from the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: impregno
Impregnar is regular in the present: impregno, impregnas, impregna, impregnamos, impregnáis, impregnan.
Imperfect
yo: impregnaba
The imperfect of impregnar is regular: impregnaba, impregnabas, impregnaba, impregnábamos, impregnabais, impregnaban.
Future
yo: impregnaré
The future tense of impregnar is regular: impregnaré, impregnarás, impregnará, impregnaremos, impregnaréis, impregnarán.
Conditional
yo: impregnaría
The conditional of impregnar is regular: impregnaría, impregnarías, impregnaría, impregnaríamos, impregnaríais, impregnarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: impregne
The present subjunctive of impregnar (impregne, impregnes, impregnemos, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, and influencing others.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: impregnara
The imperfect subjunctive of impregnar (e.g., impregnara, impregnaras) expresses hypothetical or past unreal situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: impregna
The imperative of impregnar is mostly regular, with specific commands like 'impregna' (tú) and 'impregnad' (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no impregnes
Negative commands for impregnar use the present subjunctive, like 'no impregnes' (tú) or 'no impregnen' (ustedes).