ingerir Preterite Conjugation
ingerir — to ingest
Ingerir is mostly regular but has a 'basement' change (e→i) in the third person: ingirió and ingirieron.
ingerir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to state exactly when someone consumed or swallowed something in the past.
Notes on ingerir in the Preterite
The verb is regular except for the third-person singular (él/ella/usted) and plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes), where the 'e' changes to 'i'.
Example Sentences
El paciente ingirió la pastilla con un poco de agua.
The patient ingested the pill with a little water.
él/ella/usted
Ingerí demasiada cafeína esta mañana.
I ingested too much caffeine this morning.
yo
Los atletas ingirieron bebidas isotónicas tras la carrera.
The athletes ingested isotonic drinks after the race.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'ingerió' instead of 'ingirió'.
Correct: ingirió
Why: -ir verbs with an 'e' in the stem usually change to 'i' in the third-person preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ingiero
Ingerir has an e→ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect
yo: ingería
Ingerir is regular in the imperfect: ingería, ingerías, ingería, ingeríamos, ingeríais, ingerían.
Future
yo: ingeriré
Ingerir is completely regular in the future: ingeriré, ingerirás, ingerirá, etc.
Conditional
yo: ingeriría
Ingerir is regular in the conditional: ingeriría, ingerirías, ingeriría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: ingiera
Ingerir undergoes an e→ie stem change (ingiera) and an e→i change in the nosotros/vosotros forms (ingiramos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ingiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ingir-' stem throughout: ingiriera, ingirieras, ingiriera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ingiere
The imperative uses 'ingiere' for tú, 'ingerid' for vosotros, and 'ingiera' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ingieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no ingieras, no ingiera, no ingiramos...