irritar Preterite Conjugation
irritar — to annoy
The preterite of irritar is regular: irrité, irritaste, irritó, irritamos, irritasteis, irritaron.
irritar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action in the past that has a clear beginning and end. For example, 'He annoyed me yesterday' or 'They irritated the situation by arguing'.
Notes on irritar in the Preterite
Irritar is regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Me irritó con sus comentarios sarcásticos.
He annoyed me with his sarcastic comments.
él/ella/usted
Te irritaste fácilmente ayer.
You got annoyed easily yesterday.
tú
Irritamos la discusión sin querer.
We annoyed the discussion unintentionally.
nosotros
Ellos irritaron a todos con su impuntualidad.
They annoyed everyone with their lateness.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'irritaba' instead of the preterite 'irritó' for a single, completed annoyance.
Correct: Use 'irritó' for a specific instance of annoyance that concluded.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'tú' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: The forms are 'irritaste' and 'irritó', with accents on the final vowels.
Why: Accents are crucial for pronunciation and distinguishing forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: irrito
The present tense of irritar is regular: irrito, irritas, irrita, irritamos, irritáis, irritan.
Imperfect
yo: irritaba
The imperfect of irritar is regular: irritaba, irritabas, irritaba, irritábamos, irritabais, irritaban.
Future
yo: irritaré
The future tense of irritar is regular: irritaré, irritarás, irritará, irritaremos, irritaréis, irritarán.
Conditional
yo: irritaría
The conditional of irritar is regular: irritaría, irritarías, irritaría, irritaríamos, irritaríais, irritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: irrite
The present subjunctive of irritar is: irrite, irrites, irritemos, irritéis, irriten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: irritara
The imperfect subjunctive of irritar has two forms for each person: irritara/irritase, irritaras/irritases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: irrita
The imperative of irritar has regular commands: irrita, irrite, irriten, irritad, irritemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no irrites
Negative commands for irritar use the present subjunctive: no irrites, no irrite, no irriten, no irritéis, no irritemos.