predecir Preterite Conjugation
predecir — to predict
The preterite of predecir is irregular with a 'j' stem: predije, predijiste, predijo, predijimos, predijisteis, predijeron.
predecir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a prediction that was made at a specific, completed moment in the past.
Notes on predecir in the Preterite
This is a 'j-stem' irregular verb. Note that the third-person plural is 'predijeron', not 'predijieron'.
Example Sentences
Yo predije que esto pasaría hace meses.
I predicted this would happen months ago.
yo
El científico predijo el eclipse con precisión.
The scientist predicted the eclipse precisely.
él/ella/usted
Ellos predijeron la crisis económica el año pasado.
They predicted the economic crisis last year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'predijieron' for the they/them form.
Correct: predijeron
Why: After a 'j' stem in the preterite, the 'i' in the ending '-ieron' is dropped.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: predigo
The present indicative of predecir changes 'e' to 'i' and adds a 'g' in the 'yo' form: predigo, predices, predice, predecimos, predecís, predicen.
Imperfect
yo: predecía
The imperfect of predecir is regular for -ir verbs: predecía, predecías, predecía, predecíamos, predecíais, predecían.
Future
yo: predeciré
The future indicative of predecir is regular, using the full infinitive: predeciré, predecirás, predecirá, predeciremos, predeciréis, predecirán.
Conditional
yo: predeciría
The conditional of predecir is regular: predeciría, predecirías, predeciría, predeciríamos, predeciríais, predecirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prediga
The present subjunctive of predecir uses the 'g' stem: prediga, predigas, prediga, predigamos, predigáis, predigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: predijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: predijera, predijeras, predijera, predijéramos, predijerais, predijeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: predice
The affirmative imperative uses 'predice' for tú and 'predigan' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no predigas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no predigas, no prediga, no predigamos, no predigáis, no predigan.