reconsiderar Preterite Conjugation
reconsiderar — to reconsider
The preterite of reconsiderar is regular: reconsideré, reconsideraste, reconsideró, reconsideramos, reconsiderasteis, reconsideraron.
reconsiderar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific instance where someone decided to think again about something, and that action was completed. For example, 'Yesterday, I reconsidered my plans'.
Notes on reconsiderar in the Preterite
Reconsiderar is fully regular in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer reconsideré mi decisión de renunciar.
Yesterday I reconsidered my decision to resign.
yo
¿Reconsideraste lo que te dije?
Did you reconsider what I told you?
tú
Ella reconsideró la oferta después de pensarlo.
She reconsidered the offer after thinking about it.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros reconsideramos el presupuesto la semana pasada.
We reconsidered the budget last week.
nosotros
Ellos reconsideraron su voto al final.
They reconsidered their vote in the end.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'reconsidero' (present) instead of 'reconsideré' (preterite).
Correct: For a completed past action, use 'reconsideré' for 'I reconsidered'.
Why: The present tense describes current actions, not specific completed events in the past.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'reconsideró' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The third-person singular preterite form 'reconsideró' needs an accent on the final 'o'.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable and distinguishes it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reconsidero
The present indicative of reconsiderar is: reconsidero, reconsideras, reconsidera, reconsideramos, reconsideráis, reconsideran.
Imperfect
yo: reconsideraba
The imperfect of reconsiderar is: reconsideraba, reconsiderabas, reconsideraba, reconsiderábamos, reconsiderabais, reconsideraban.
Future
yo: reconsideraré
The future of reconsiderar is regular: reconsideraré, reconsiderarás, reconsiderará, reconsideraremos, reconsideraréis, reconsiderarán.
Conditional
yo: reconsideraría
The conditional of reconsiderar is: reconsideraría, reconsiderarías, reconsideraría, reconsideraríamos, reconsideraríais, reconsiderarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reconsidere
The present subjunctive of reconsiderar is: reconsideres, reconsidere, reconsideremos, reconsideren, reconsideréis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reconsiderara
The imperfect subjunctive of reconsiderar has two forms for each person: reconsiderara/reconsiderase and reconsideraras/reconsiderases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reconsidera
The imperative of reconsiderar is mostly regular, with tú: reconsidera, usted: reconsidere, nosotros: reconsideremos, ustedes: reconsideren, vosotros: reconsiderad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reconsideres
The negative imperative of reconsiderar uses the present subjunctive: no reconsideres, no reconsidere, no reconsideremos, no reconsideren, no reconsideréis.