patear Preterite Conjugation
patear — to kick
The preterite of patear is regular: pateé, pateaste, pateó, pateamos, pateasteis, patearon.
patear Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance of kicking that happened at a definite point in time, like kicking a goal in yesterday's match.
Notes on patear in the Preterite
Patear is fully regular in the preterite. The 'nosotros' form 'pateamos' is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Pateé el balón con mucha fuerza.
I kicked the ball with a lot of strength.
yo
Él pateó la puerta por accidente.
He kicked the door by accident.
él/ella/usted
Ayer pateamos la pelota en el parque.
Yesterday we kicked the ball in the park.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: pateé without the accent.
Correct: pateé
Why: Without the accent, the word is not a valid conjugation for the first person past tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pateo
The present of patear is regular: pateo, pateas, patea, pateamos, pateáis, patean.
Imperfect
yo: pateaba
The imperfect of patear is regular: pateaba, pateabas, pateaba, pateábamos, pateabais, pateaban.
Future
yo: patearé
The future of patear is regular: patearé, patearás, pateará, patearemos, patearéis, patearán.
Conditional
yo: patearía
The conditional of patear is regular: patearía, patearías, patearía, patearíamos, patearíais, patearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: patee
The present subjunctive of patear is regular: patee, patees, patee, pateemos, pateéis, pateen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pateara
The imperfect subjunctive of patear is regular: pateara, patearas, pateara, pateáramos, patearais, patearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: patea
The affirmative imperative of patear uses: patea (tú), patee (usted), patead (vosotros), pateen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no patees
The negative imperative of patear is: no patees, no patee, no pateemos, no pateéis, no pateen.