madurar Preterite Conjugation
madurar — to ripen
Completed past actions for 'madurar': maduré (yo), maduraste (tú), maduró (él/ella/usted), maduramos (nosotros), madurasteis (vosotros), maduraron (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
madurar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions in the past related to 'madurar'. This could be when fruit ripened completely at a specific time, or when a person matured significantly in a defined past period.
Notes on madurar in the Preterite
'Madurar' is regular in the preterite. All forms follow the standard -ar verb conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
La banana maduró demasiado rápido.
The banana ripened too quickly.
él/ella/usted
Yo maduré mucho durante ese año.
I matured a lot during that year.
yo
¿Madurasteis las ciruelas a tiempo?
Did you all ripen the plums in time?
vosotros
Ellos maduraron la fruta en tres días.
They ripened the fruit in three days.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single completed action.
Correct: For a completed action like 'the fruit ripened', use the preterite: 'maduró'.
Why: The preterite is for actions with a definite beginning and end in the past.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'maduró' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The third-person singular preterite form is 'maduró', with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent distinguishes it from other forms and marks the stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: maduro
Present actions/states for 'madurar': maduro (yo), maduras (tú), madura (él/ella/usted), maduramos (nosotros), maduráis (vosotros), maduran (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect
yo: maduraba
Ongoing/habitual past for 'madurar': maduraba (yo/él/ella/usted), madurabas (tú), madurábamos (nosotros), madurabais (vosotros), maduraban (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Future
yo: maduraré
Future actions for 'madurar': maduraré (yo), madurarás (tú), madurará (él/ella/usted), maduraremos (nosotros), maduraréis (vosotros), madurarán (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Conditional
yo: maduraría
Hypothetical/polite actions for 'madurar': maduraría (yo/él/ella/usted), madurarías (tú), maduraríamos (nosotros), maduraríais (vosotros), madurarían (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Present Subjunctive
yo: madure
Present subjunctive for 'madurar': madure (yo/él/ella/usted), madures (tú), maduremos (nosotros), maduréis (vosotros), maduren (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: madurara
Past subjunctive for 'madurar': madurara/madurase (yo/él/ella/usted), maduraras/madurases (tú), maduráramos/madurásemos (nosotros), madurarais/maduraseis (vosotros), maduraran/madurasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: madura
Commands for 'madurar': madura (tú), madure (usted), maduremos (nosotros), madurad (vosotros), maduren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no madures
Negative commands for 'madurar': no madures (tú), no madure (usted), no maduremos (nosotros), no maduréis (vosotros), no maduren (ustedes).