incluir Preterite Conjugation
incluir — to include
In the preterite, incluir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: incluyó and incluyeron.
incluir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance where something was added or included in a finished document, list, or event.
Notes on incluir in the Preterite
It follows the 'i to y' spelling change rule for -ir verbs when the stem ends in a vowel. This happens in the 'él/usted' and 'ellos/ustedes' forms.
Example Sentences
El guía incluyó una parada extra.
The guide included an extra stop.
él/ella/usted
¿Incluiste mi nombre en la lista?
Did you include my name on the list?
tú
Ellos incluyeron todos los gastos.
They included all the expenses.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: incluio
Correct: incluyó
Why: The 'i' between two vowels must change to a 'y' in Spanish spelling.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incluyo
The present tense of incluir is irregular, adding a 'y' before endings: incluyo, incluyes, incluye, incluyen.
Imperfect
yo: incluía
The imperfect of incluir is regular: incluía, incluías, incluía, incluíamos, incluíais, incluían.
Future
yo: incluiré
The future tense of incluir is regular: incluiré, incluirás, incluirá, incluiremos, incluiréis, incluirán.
Conditional
yo: incluiría
The conditional of incluir is regular: incluiría, incluirías, incluiría, incluiríamos, incluiríais, incluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incluya
The present subjunctive of incluir uses the 'y' stem: incluya, incluyas, incluya, incluyamos, incluyáis, incluyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incluyera
The imperfect subjunctive of incluir uses the 'y' from the preterite: incluyera, incluyeras, incluyera, incluyéramos...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incluye
Give commands to include something: incluye (tú), incluya (usted), incluyamos (nosotros), incluyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no incluyas
To tell someone NOT to include something: no incluyas (tú), no incluya (usted), no incluyan (ustedes).