mimar Preterite Conjugation
mimar — to pamper
The preterite of mimar is regular: mimé, mimaste, mimó, mimamos, mimasteis, mimaron.
mimar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of mimar to talk about a specific, completed instance of pampering in the past. For example, 'Ayer mimé a mi novia con un masaje.' (Yesterday I pampered my girlfriend with a massage.) It emphasizes the action happened and finished at a particular time.
Notes on mimar in the Preterite
Mimar is completely regular in the preterite tense. All the forms follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Ayer mimé a mi hijo con su postre favorito.
Yesterday I pampered my son with his favorite dessert.
yo
¿Mimaste a tu perro hoy?
Did you pamper your dog today?
tú
Mi abuela nos mimó mucho durante las vacaciones.
My grandmother pampered us a lot during the holidays.
él/ella/usted
Ellos se mimaron con un viaje de lujo.
They pampered themselves with a luxury trip.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros nos mimamos con un día de spa.
We pampered ourselves with a spa day.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'mimaba' instead of the preterite 'mimó' for a single past action.
Correct: Use 'mimó' for a completed action: 'Él la mimó ayer.'
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'mimó' (él/ella/usted) and 'mimé' (yo).
Correct: The forms are mimó and mimé, with accents on the final vowels.
Why: The accents are crucial to mark the stress on the final syllable and distinguish these preterite forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mimo
The present tense of mimar (mimo, mimas, mima, mimamos, mimáis, miman) means to pamper habitually or right now.
Imperfect
yo: mimaba
The imperfect of mimar (mimaba, mimabas, mimaba, mimábamos, mimabais, mimaban) describes past habits or ongoing actions of pampering.
Future
yo: mimaré
The future tense of mimar (mimaré, mimarás, mimará, mimaremos, mimaréis, mimarán) means 'will pamper'.
Conditional
yo: mimaría
The conditional of mimar (mimaría, mimarías, mimaría, mimaríamos, mimaríais, mimarían) means 'would pamper'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mime
The present subjunctive of mimar (mime, mimes, mime, mimemos, miméis, mimen) expresses wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mimara
The imperfect subjunctive of mimar (mimara, mimaras, mimara, mimáramos, mimarais, mimaran) is for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mima
Use 'mima', 'mime', 'mimemos', 'mimen', 'mimad' for direct commands with mimar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mimes
Use 'no mimes', 'no mime', 'no mimemos', 'no mimen', 'no miméis' for negative commands with mimar.