informar Preterite Conjugation
informar — to inform
Informar is regular in the preterite: informé, informaste, informó, informamos, informasteis, informaron.
informar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance where information was delivered. It marks a completed action in the past.
Notes on informar in the Preterite
This verb is regular. Note that 'informamos' is the same for both present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Ayer informé a mi jefe sobre el problema.
Yesterday I informed my boss about the problem.
yo
¿Le informaste tú de la noticia?
Did you inform him of the news?
tú
Los medios informaron sobre el accidente rápidamente.
The media reported on the accident quickly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'informó' (he/she informed) with 'informo' (I inform).
Correct: informó
Why: The accent on the 'ó' is vital to indicate the past tense third-person singular.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: informo
Informar is a standard -ar verb in the present: informo, informas, informa, informamos, informáis, informan.
Imperfect
yo: informaba
Informar is regular in the imperfect: informaba, informabas, informaba, informábamos, informabais, informaban.
Future
yo: informaré
The future of informar uses the infinitive as the stem: informaré, informarás, informará, informaremos, informaréis, informarán.
Conditional
yo: informaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: informaría, informarías, informaría, informaríamos, informaríais, informarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: informe
The present subjunctive of informar changes the 'a' to 'e': informe, informes, informe, informemos, informéis, informen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: informara
The imperfect subjunctive of informar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: informara, informaras, informara, informáramos, informarais, informaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: informa
The affirmative imperative forms are: informa (tú), informe (usted), informemos (nosotros), informad (vosotros), informen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no informes
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no informes, no informe, no informemos, no informéis, no informen.