nominar Preterite Conjugation
nominar — to nominate
Use 'nominé', 'nominaste', 'nominó', 'nominamos', 'nominaron' for completed past nominations.
nominar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
The preterite is for actions that were completed at a specific point in the past. You'd use it to say someone nominated someone else for an award last week, or that a committee nominated a candidate yesterday.
Notes on nominar in the Preterite
Nominar is a regular -ar verb in the preterite. All forms are standard.
Example Sentences
Yo nominé a mi colega para el puesto.
I nominated my colleague for the position.
yo
¿Tú nominaste a alguien para el consejo?
Did you nominate anyone for the council?
tú
Ella nominó a tres personas para el premio.
She nominated three people for the award.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros nominamos al equipo ganador.
We nominated the winning team.
nosotros
Ellos nominaron al artista emergente.
They nominated the emerging artist.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed action.
Correct: Use 'Ayer nominé a Juan' (preterite) not 'Ayer nomimaba a Juan' (imperfect).
Why: The preterite marks a finished event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'nominé' with an accent on the 'e'.
Why: The accent distinguishes the preterite 'yo' form and indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nomino
Use 'nomino', 'nominas', 'nomina', 'nominamos', 'nominan' for present actions, habits, or general truths about nominating.
Imperfect
yo: nominaba
Use 'nominaba', 'nominabas', 'nominaba', 'nominábamos', 'nominaban' for ongoing or habitual past nominations.
Future
yo: nominaré
Use 'nominaré', 'nominarás', 'nominará', 'nominaremos', 'nominarán' for future nominations or probability.
Conditional
yo: nominaría
Use 'nominaría', 'nominarías', 'nominaría', 'nominaríamos', 'nominarían' for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nomine
Use 'nomine', 'nomines', 'nominemos', 'minen', 'nominéis' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: nominara
Use 'nominara' or 'nominase' for past subjunctive uses like 'if I nominated' or 'I wish I nominated'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: nomina
Use 'nomina', 'nomine', 'nominemos', 'nominen', 'nominad' for direct commands with 'nominar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no nomines
Use 'no nomines', 'no nomine', 'no nominemos', 'no nominen', 'no nominéis' for negative commands with 'nominar'.