suicidar Preterite Conjugation
suicidar — to commit suicide
The preterite of 'suicidar' like 'me suicidé' indicates a completed past action.
suicidar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite tense to describe the act of committing suicide as a single, completed event in the past. It emphasizes that the action happened and concluded.
Notes on suicidar in the Preterite
'Suicidar' is a regular -ar verb in the preterite. The main thing to remember is that it's reflexive, so you need the correct reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os) with each conjugation.
Example Sentences
Él se suicidó el año pasado.
He committed suicide last year.
él/ella/usted
Me suicidé después de recibir las malas noticias.
I committed suicide after receiving the bad news.
yo
Trágicamente, se suicidaron en la oscuridad.
Tragically, they committed suicide in the darkness.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the reflexive pronoun: 'Él suicidó'.
Correct: Include the reflexive pronoun: 'Él se suicidó'.
Why: The verb 'suicidar' is reflexive when referring to the act of suicide.
Mistake: Confusing preterite with imperfect: 'Él se suicidaba el año pasado'.
Correct: Use the preterite for a completed action: 'Él se suicidó el año pasado'.
Why: The preterite marks a specific, finished event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me suicido
The present tense 'me suicido' describes habitual actions or current states.
Imperfect
yo: me suicidaba
The imperfect 'me suicidaba' describes past ongoing or habitual actions.
Future
yo: me suicidaré
The future tense 'me suicidaré' talks about actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: me suicidaría
The conditional 'me suicidaría' expresses hypotheticals ('would').
Present Subjunctive
yo: me suicide
The present subjunctive 'me suicide' expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me suicidara
The imperfect subjunctive 'me suicidara' or 'me suicidase' is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suicídate
Direct commands for 'suicidar' include tú 'suicídate' and ustedes 'suicídense'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te suicides
Negative commands like 'no te suicides' use the present subjunctive.