profundar Preterite Conjugation
profundar — to deepen
The preterite of profundizar is regular: profundé, profundaste, profundó, profundamos, profundasteis, profundizaron.
profundar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'profundizar' to talk about an action of deepening that was completed at a specific point in the past. For example, 'profundó en el tema' means 'he/she/you deepened into the topic' and it's finished.
Notes on profundar in the Preterite
Profundizar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer profundé mucho en la lectura.
Yesterday I delved deeply into the reading.
yo
¿Profundaste en la causa del problema?
Did you delve into the cause of the problem?
tú
Él profundó en sus estudios el año pasado.
He delved into his studies last year.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros profundamos en el análisis técnico.
We delved into the technical analysis.
nosotros
Ellos profundizaron en la filosofía.
They delved into philosophy.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite.
Correct: Use 'profundó' for a completed action, like 'He deepened his knowledge yesterday'.
Why: The preterite marks a finished action, whereas the imperfect ('profundaba') would imply an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: The 'nosotros' preterite is 'profundamos', not 'profundemos'.
Why: The 'nosotros' preterite ending for -ar verbs is '-amos', which looks identical to the present tense, but context clarifies meaning.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: profundo
The present indicative of profundizar is regular: profundo, profundas, profunda, profundamos, profundáis, profundan.
Imperfect
yo: profundaba
The imperfect of profundizar is regular: profundaba, profundabas, profundaba, profundábamos, profundabais, profundaban.
Future
yo: profundaré
The future indicative of profundizar is regular: profundizaré, profundizarás, profundizará, profundaremos, profundizaréis, profundizarán.
Conditional
yo: profundaría
The conditional of profundizar is regular: profundizaría, profundizarías, profundizaría, profundizaríamos, profundizaríais, profundizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: profunde
The present subjunctive of profundizar is: profunde, profundes, profunde, profundemos, profundéis, profunden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: profundara
The imperfect subjunctive of profundizar uses -ra or -se endings: profundara, profundaras, profundara, profundáramos, profundarais, profundaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: profunda
The imperative of profundizar is irregular in the vosotros form: profunda, profunde, profundemos, profunde, profundad, profunden.
Negative Imperative
yo: no profundes
Negative commands for profundizar use the present subjunctive: no profundes, no profundice, no profundicemos, no profundicéis, no profundicen.