inscribir Preterite Conjugation
inscribir — to enroll
The preterite of inscribir is regular: inscribí, inscribiste, inscribió, inscribimos, inscribisteis, inscribieron.
inscribir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of enrolling or registering that happened at a specific point in time.
Notes on inscribir in the Preterite
Inscribir is regular in the preterite. Note that 'inscribimos' is the same in both present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Me inscribí en el gimnasio ayer.
I enrolled in the gym yesterday.
yo
¿Inscribiste a los niños en la escuela?
Did you enroll the kids in school?
tú
Se inscribieron en el maratón la semana pasada.
They signed up for the marathon last week.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the past participle 'inscrito' with the preterite 'inscribió'.
Correct: Use 'Él se inscribió' for 'He enrolled'; 'inscrito' is only for 'He has enrolled' (ha inscrito).
Why: The past participle is used for compound tenses, while the preterite is a stand-alone past tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: inscribo
The present tense of inscribir is regular: inscribo, inscribes, inscribe, inscribimos, inscribís, inscriben.
Imperfect
yo: inscribía
The imperfect of inscribir is regular: inscribía, inscribías, inscribía, inscribíamos, inscribíais, inscribían.
Future
yo: inscribiré
The future of inscribir is regular: inscribiré, inscribirás, inscribirá, inscribiremos, inscribiréis, inscribirán.
Conditional
yo: inscribiría
The conditional of inscribir is regular: inscribiría, inscribirías, inscribiría, inscribiríamos, inscribiríais, inscribirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: inscriba
The present subjunctive of inscribir is regular: inscriba, inscribas, inscriba, inscribamos, inscribáis, inscriban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: inscribiera
The imperfect subjunctive of inscribir uses the -ra endings: inscribiera, inscribieras, inscribiera, inscribiéramos, inscribierais, inscribieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: inscribe
The affirmative imperative of inscribir uses: inscribe (tú), inscriba (usted), inscribamos (nosotros), inscribid (vosotros), inscriban (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no inscribas
The negative imperative of inscribir uses the present subjunctive: no inscribas (tú), no inscriba (usted), no inscribamos (nosotros), no inscribáis (vosotros), no inscriban (ustedes).