restablecer Preterite Conjugation
restablecer — to restore
Restablecer is regular in the preterite: restablecí, restableciste, restableció, restablecimos, restablecisteis, restablecieron.
restablecer Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed event of restoration, like when power finally came back on or a law was officially reinstated.
Notes on restablecer in the Preterite
Restablecer is completely regular in the preterite. It does not use the 'zc' change here.
Example Sentences
La empresa restableció el servicio eléctrico anoche.
The company restored the electric service last night.
él/ella/usted
Restablecimos la comunicación después del huracán.
We restored communication after the hurricane.
nosotros
Por fin restablecí mis archivos borrados.
I finally restored my deleted files.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'restablezco' in the past tense.
Correct: restablecí
Why: The 'zc' change is exclusive to the present indicative 'yo' and the entire present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: restablezco
Restablecer follows the -zco pattern in the first person: restablezco, restableces, restablece, restablecemos, restablecéis, restablecen.
Imperfect
yo: restablecía
The imperfect of restablecer is regular: restablecía, restablecías, restablecía, restablecíamos, restablecíais, restablecían.
Future
yo: restableceré
The future of restablecer is regular: restableceré, restablecerás, restablecerá, restableceremos, restableceréis, restablecerán.
Conditional
yo: restablecería
The conditional of restablecer is regular: restablecería, restablecerías, restablecería, restableceríamos, restableceríais, restablecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: restablezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all forms: restablezca, restablezcas, restablezca, restablezcamos, restablezcáis, restablezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restableciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite: restableciera, restablecieras, restableciera, restableciéramos, restablecierais, restablecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: restablece
The imperative uses 'restablece' for tú and 'restablezca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restablezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no restablezcas, no restablezca, no restablezcamos, no restablezcáis, no restablezcan.