regular Preterite Conjugation
regular — to regulate
The preterite of 'regular' is regular: regulé, regulaste, reguló, regulamos, regulasteis, regularon.
regular Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about completed actions of regulating something in the past. It focuses on the action as a whole, with a definite beginning and end.
Notes on regular in the Preterite
'Regular' is a regular -ar verb in the preterite tense. All the endings follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Ayer regulé la temperatura del horno.
Yesterday I regulated the oven temperature.
yo
¿Tú regulaste los niveles de ruido?
Did you regulate the noise levels?
tú
El comité reguló las nuevas normativas el mes pasado.
The committee regulated the new regulations last month.
él/ella/usted
Ellos regulamos el tráfico durante el concierto.
We regulated the traffic during the concert.
nosotros
Mis padres regularon el gasto familiar.
My parents regulated the family spending.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed action.
Correct: Use 'regulé' for a one-time past action, not 'regulaba'.
Why: The preterite is for completed past actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'regulé', not 'regule'.
Why: The accent on the 'é' is crucial to distinguish the preterite 'yo' form from the present subjunctive 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: regulo
The present tense of 'regular' is regular: regulo, regulas, regula, regulamos, reguláis, regulan.
Imperfect
yo: regulaba
The imperfect of 'regular' is regular: regulaba, regulabas, regulaba, regulábamos, regulabais, regulaban.
Future
yo: regularé
The future tense of 'regular' is regular: regularé, regularás, regulará, regularán.
Conditional
yo: regularía
The conditional of 'regular' is regular: regularía, regularías, regularía, regularíamos, regularíais, regularían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: regule
The present subjunctive of 'regular' (regule, regules, regulen) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: regulara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'regular' (regulara, regularas, regularan) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: regula
Use the imperative of 'regular' for direct commands: regula, regule, regulen, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no regules
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no regules, no regule, no regulen, etc.