reportar Preterite Conjugation
reportar — to report
The preterite of 'reportar' is regular: reporté, reportaste, reportó, reportamos, reportasteis, reportaron.
reportar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'reportar' to talk about a specific, completed action of reporting something in the past. For example, reporting a crime yesterday or reporting a finding at a meeting.
Notes on reportar in the Preterite
Reportar is a regular -ar verb and follows all the standard conjugation patterns in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Yo reporté el error al departamento técnico.
I reported the error to the technical department.
yo
¿Tú reportaste el incidente en la oficina?
Did you report the incident at the office?
tú
Ella reportó sus hallazgos en la conferencia.
She reported her findings at the conference.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros reportamos la actividad sospechosa anoche.
We reported the suspicious activity last night.
nosotros
Ellos reportaron la fuga de agua a los bomberos.
They reported the water leak to the firefighters.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single reporting event.
Correct: Use the preterite for completed actions: 'Ayer reporté...' not 'Ayer reportaba...'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past, while the preterite marks a specific, finished event.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' form needs an accent: 'reporté'.
Why: The accent on the final 'é' distinguishes the preterite 'yo' form from other verb forms and indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reporto
The present tense of 'reportar' is regular: reporto, reportas, reporta, reportamos, reportáis, reportan.
Imperfect
yo: reportaba
The imperfect of 'reportar' is regular: reportaba, reportabas, reportaba, reportábamos, reportabais, reportaban.
Future
yo: reportaré
The future tense of 'reportar' is regular: reportaré, reportarás, reportará, reportaremos, reportaréis, reportarán.
Conditional
yo: reportaría
The conditional of 'reportar' is regular: reportaría, reportarías, reportaría, reportaríamos, reportaríais, reportarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reporte
The present subjunctive of 'reportar' (reporte, reportes, reportemos, reporten) is used after expressions of doubt, wishes, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reportara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'reportar' (e.g., reportara, reportaras, reportáramos) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reporta
Imperative commands for 'reportar': reporta (tú), reporte (usted), reportemos (nosotros), reporten (ustedes), reportad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no reportes
Negative commands for 'reportar' use the present subjunctive: no reportes (tú), no reporte (usted), no reportemos (nosotros), no reporten (ustedes), no reportéis (vosotros).