sucumbir Preterite Conjugation
sucumbir — to give in
Preterite of sucumbir: sucumbí, sucumbiste, sucumbió, sucumbimos, sucumbisteis, sucumbieron.
sucumbir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific, completed action in the past where 'sucumbir' happened at a definite point in time.
Notes on sucumbir in the Preterite
Sucumbir is a regular -ir verb and is completely regular in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Finalmente, sucumbió a la enfermedad.
Finally, he succumbed to the illness.
él/ella/usted
Ayer, sucumbimos al deseo de comer helado.
Yesterday, we gave in to the desire to eat ice cream.
nosotros
Yo no sucumbí a la presión de mis amigos.
I did not give in to my friends' pressure.
yo
¿A qué te sucumbiste anoche?
What did you give in to last night?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed event.
Correct: For a one-time event like 'he gave in', use 'sucumbió', not 'sucumbía'.
Why: The preterite marks a specific, finished action, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sucumbo
Present of sucumbir: sucumbo, sucumbes, sucumbe, sucumbimos, sucumbís, sucumben.
Imperfect
yo: sucumbía
Imperfect of sucumbir: sucumbía, sucumbías, sucumbía, sucumbíamos, sucumbíais, sucumbían.
Future
yo: sucumbiré
Future of sucumbir: sucumbiré, sucumbirás, sucumbirá, sucumbiremos, sucumbiréis, sucumbirán.
Conditional
yo: sucumbiría
Conditional of sucumbir: sucumbiría, sucumbirías, sucumbiría, sucumbiríamos, sucumbiríais, sucumbirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sucumba
Present subjunctive of sucumbir: sucumba (yo/él/ella/usted), sucumbas (tú), sucumbamos (nosotros), sucumban (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sucumbiera
Imperfect subjunctive of sucumbir: sucumbiera/sucumbiese (yo/él/ella/usted), sucumbieras/sucumbieses (tú), sucumbiéramos/sucumbiésemos (nosotros), sucumbieran/sucumbiesen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sucumbe
Imperative of sucumbir: sucumbe (tú), sucumba (usted), sucumbamos (nosotros), sucumban (ustedes), sucumbid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sucumbas
Negative imperative of sucumbir: no sucumbas (tú), no sucumba (usted), no sucumbamos (nosotros), no sucumban (ustedes), no sucumbáis (vosotros).