inducir Preterite Conjugation
inducir — to induce
Inducir is irregular in the preterite, using a 'j' stem: induje, indujiste, indujo, indujimos, indujisteis, indujeron.
inducir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for specific, completed instances where something caused or induced a result in the past.
Notes on inducir in the Preterite
Like all -ducir verbs (conducir, traducir), it uses a 'j' stem. Crucially, the third-person plural ends in '-eron', not '-ieron'.
Example Sentences
El médico indujo el coma para salvar al paciente.
The doctor induced the coma to save the patient.
él/ella/usted
Tus palabras me indujeron a pensar lo peor.
Your words induced me to think the worst.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Induje el resultado basándome en las pruebas.
I inferred (induced) the result based on the evidence.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: indujieron
Correct: indujeron
Why: Verbs with a 'j' stem in the preterite drop the 'i' in the third-person plural ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: induzco
Inducir is irregular only in the 'yo' form (induzco); all other forms are regular -ir endings.
Imperfect
yo: inducía
Inducir is regular in the imperfect: inducía, inducías, inducía, inducíamos, inducíais, inducían.
Future
yo: induciré
Inducir is regular in the future: induciré, inducirás, inducirá, etc.
Conditional
yo: induciría
Inducir is regular in the conditional: induciría, inducirías, induciría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: induzca
Inducir changes the 'c' to 'zc' in all forms of the present subjunctive: induzca, induzcas, induzca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: indujera
The imperfect subjunctive of inducir uses the 'j' stem: indujera, indujeras, indujera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: induce
The imperative uses 'induce' for tú and 'induzca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no induzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' subjunctive forms: no induzcas, no induzca, etc.