someter Preterite Conjugation
someter — to subdue
The preterite of someter is regular: sometí, sometiste, sometió, sometimos, sometisteis, sometieron.
someter Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions in the past. For 'someter', this means an act of subduing, submitting, or subjecting that has a definite beginning and end. For example, 'The army subdued the rebellion yesterday'.
Notes on someter in the Preterite
Someter is regular in the preterite tense. It follows the standard pattern for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
El general sometió a los rebeldes.
The general subdued the rebels.
él/ella/usted
Sometimos nuestras armas al control.
We submitted our weapons for inspection.
nosotros
¿Sometiste el documento a tiempo?
Did you submit the document on time?
tú
Sometieron toda la ciudad a un toque de queda.
They subjected the entire city to a curfew.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'sometía' instead of the preterite 'sometió' for a single, completed action.
Correct: For a specific past event like 'He subdued the enemy', use 'sometió'. Use 'sometía' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'sometí', with an accent on the 'í'.
Why: The accent on the 'í' indicates the stress on the final syllable and distinguishes it from other verb forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: someto
The present tense of someter is regular: someto, sometes, somete, sometemos, sometéis, someten.
Imperfect
yo: sometía
The imperfect of someter is regular: sometía, sometías, sometía, sometíamos, sometíais, sometían.
Future
yo: someteré
The future of someter is regular: someteré, someterás, someterá, someteremos, someteréis, someterán.
Conditional
yo: sometería
The conditional of someter is regular: sometería, someterías, sometería, someteríamos, someteríais, someterían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: someta
The present subjunctive of someter includes forms like someta, sometas, someta, sometamos, sometáis, sometan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sometiera
The imperfect subjunctive of someter includes forms like sometiera, sometieras, sometiera, sometiéramos, sometierais, sometieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: somete
Somete, someta, sometamos, someted, sometan are the imperative forms of someter.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sometas
No sometas, no someta, no sometamos, no sometáis, no sometan are the negative imperative forms of someter.