incumbir Preterite Conjugation
incumbir — to concern
The preterite of incumbir is regular: incumbí, incumbiste, incumbió, incumbimos, incumbisteis, incumbieron.
incumbir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific, completed action in the past that concerned someone or was assigned. It marks a definite beginning or end.
Notes on incumbir in the Preterite
Incumbir is fully regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard conjugation pattern for regular -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Ayer me incumbió la tarea más difícil.
Yesterday the most difficult task concerned me.
él/ella/usted
Nos incumbió organizar la fiesta.
It concerned us to organize the party.
él/ella/usted
Me incumbiste tú la responsabilidad.
You assigned me the responsibility.
tú
Al final, nos incumbimos nosotros de todo.
In the end, we concerned ourselves with everything.
nosotros
Les incumbió a ellos la peor parte.
The worst part concerned them.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'incumbía' instead of the preterite 'incumbió' for a completed action.
Correct: Use 'incumbió' when the action of concerning or assigning was a specific, completed event.
Why: The preterite marks a finished action in the past, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'incumbió' and 'incumbí'.
Correct: The 'él/ella/usted' form is 'incumbió' and the 'yo' form is 'incumbí', both requiring an accent.
Why: The accent marks the stress on the final syllable for these specific preterite forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incumbo
The present indicative of incumbir is regular: incumbo, incumbes, incumbe, incumbimos, incumbís, incumben.
Imperfect
yo: incumbía
The imperfect of incumbir is regular: incumbía, incumbías, incumbía, incumbíamos, incumbíais, incumbían.
Future
yo: incumbiré
The future tense of incumbir is regular: incumbiré, incumbirás, incumbirá, incumbiremos, incumbiréis, incumbirán.
Conditional
yo: incumbiría
The conditional of incumbir is regular: incumbiría, incumbirías, incumbiría, incumbiríamos, incumbiríais, incumbirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incumba
The present subjunctive of incumbir is: incumbamos, incumban, incumba, incumbas, incumbáis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incumbiera
The imperfect subjunctive of incumbir has two forms: incumbiera/incumbiera and incumbiese/incumbiese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incumbe
The imperative of incumbir is irregular: incumbe, incumba, incumbamos, incumba, incumbid, incumban.
Negative Imperative
yo: no incumbas
Negative commands for incumbir use the present subjunctive: no incumbas, no incumba, no incumbamos, no incumban, no incumbáis.