reanudar Preterite Conjugation
reanudar — to resume
The preterite of 'reanudar' is regular: reanudé, reanudaste, reanudó, reanudamos, reanudasteis, reanudaron.
reanudar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions in the past. For 'reanudar', it means you finished the act of resuming something at a specific point. E.g., 'Reanudé mis clases ayer' (I resumed my classes yesterday).
Notes on reanudar in the Preterite
Reanudar is regular in the preterite tense. The nosotros form 'reanudamos' is identical to the present indicative, so context is key to differentiate.
Example Sentences
Reanudé mi trabajo después de la pausa.
I resumed my work after the break.
yo
¿Reanudaste el proyecto?
Did you resume the project?
tú
Ella reanudó la conversación en el momento justo.
She resumed the conversation at the right moment.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros reanudamos el partido en la segunda mitad.
We resumed the game in the second half.
nosotros
Los cantantes reanudaron su gira.
The singers resumed their tour.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single completed action.
Correct: For a specific past event like resuming something, use the preterite: 'Reanudé el libro anoche' (I resumed the book last night).
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'reanudó' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The accent on the 'o' is required: 'reanudó'.
Why: The accent distinguishes this form from the present indicative 'reanuda'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reanudo
The present tense of 'reanudar' is: reanudo, reanudas, reanuda, reanudamos, reanudáis, reanudan.
Imperfect
yo: reanudaba
The imperfect of 'reanudar' is: reanudaba, reanudabas, reanudaba, reanudábamos, reanudabais, reanudaban.
Future
yo: reanudaré
The future tense of 'reanudar' is: reanudaré, reanudarás, reanudará, reanudaremos, reanudaréis, reanudarán.
Conditional
yo: reanudaría
The conditional of 'reanudar' is: reanudaría, reanudarías, reanudaría, reanudaríamos, reanudaríais, reanudarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reanude
The present subjunctive of 'reanudar' is: reanude, reanudes, reanudemos, reanudéis, reanuden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reanudara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'reanudar' has two forms: reanudara/reanudase and reanudaras/reanudases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reanuda
Reanuda, reanude, reanudemos, reanudad, reanuden are the commands for 'reanudar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reanudes
No reanudes, no reanude, no reanudemos, no reanudéis, no reanuden are negative commands for 'reanudar'.