incidir Preterite Conjugation
incidir — to impact
The preterite of 'incidir' is regular: incidí, incidiste, incidió, incidimos, incidisteis, incidieron.
incidir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed past actions where 'incidir' (to focus on, emphasize, or impact) happened at a specific, finished moment. For example, you might say something 'incidió' (impacted) a decision at a particular point in time.
Notes on incidir in the Preterite
Incidir is regular in the preterite. All the endings are standard for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
La falta de presupuesto incidió directamente en el retraso del proyecto.
The lack of budget directly impacted the project delay.
él/ella/usted
Yo incidí en la necesidad de un plan de contingencia.
I emphasized the need for a contingency plan.
yo
¿Incidiste en los detalles importantes durante la reunión?
Did you focus on the important details during the meeting?
tú
Ellos incidieron en que la decisión era final.
They insisted that the decision was final.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed impact.
Correct: Use 'incidió' for a past impact that happened once and finished.
Why: The preterite marks a specific, completed event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'incidió' and 'incidí'.
Correct: Remember the written accent on the 'o' in 'incidió' and the 'í' in 'incidí'.
Why: These accents are crucial for pronunciation and to distinguish these forms from others.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incido
The present tense ('incido', 'incides') describes current actions or general truths about focusing or impacting.
Imperfect
yo: incidía
The imperfect ('incidía', 'incidías') describes ongoing or habitual past actions of focusing or impacting.
Future
yo: incidiré
The future tense ('incidiré', 'incidirás') indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
Conditional
yo: incidiría
The conditional ('incidiría', 'incidirías') expresses hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incida
The present subjunctive ('incida', 'incidas') is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incidiera
The imperfect subjunctive ('incidiera' or 'incidiera') is for past hypotheticals, wishes, or suggestions.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incide
Commands like 'incide' (tú) or 'incida' (usted) are used for direct instructions.
Negative Imperative
yo: no incidas
Negative commands like 'no incidas' (tú) or 'no incida' (usted) use the present subjunctive.