suscitar Preterite Conjugation
suscitar — to give rise to
The preterite of suscitar is regular: suscité, suscitaste, suscitó, suscitamos, suscitasteis, suscitaron.
suscitar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific instance where something 'gave rise to' or 'caused' something else in the past, marking a completed action. For example, 'Su comentario suscitó una gran discusión' (His comment sparked a big discussion).
Notes on suscitar in the Preterite
Suscitar is regular in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
La noticia suscitó mucha esperanza en la comunidad.
The news gave rise to much hope in the community.
él/ella/usted
Ayer, sus acciones suscitaron dudas.
Yesterday, his actions raised doubts.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo suscité interés con mi presentación.
I generated interest with my presentation.
yo
¿Tú suscitaste algún problema?
Did you cause any problems?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single past event.
Correct: Use 'suscitó' for a specific past cause, not 'suscitaba'.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: The yo form is 'suscité' and the él/ella/usted form is 'suscitó'.
Why: The accent mark on the final 'é' and 'ó' is crucial for pronunciation and distinguishing these forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suscito
The present indicative of suscitar is regular: suscito, suscita, suscita, suscitamos, suscitáis, suscitan.
Imperfect
yo: suscitaba
The imperfect of suscitar is regular: suscitaba, suscitabas, suscitaba, suscitábamos, suscitabais, suscitaban.
Future
yo: suscitaré
The future of suscitar is regular: suscitaré, suscitarás, suscitará, suscitaremos, suscitaréis, suscitarán.
Conditional
yo: suscitaría
The conditional of suscitar is regular: suscitaría, suscitarías, suscitaría, suscitaríamos, suscitaríais, suscitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suscite
The present subjunctive of suscitar is: suscite, suscites, suscitemos, suscite, suscitéis, susciten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suscitara
The imperfect subjunctive of suscitar has two forms, like suscitara/suscitase, suscitaras/suscitases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suscita
The imperative of suscitar uses 'suscita', 'suscite', 'suscitemos', 'suscite', 'suscitad', 'susciten'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no suscites
Negative commands for suscitar use the present subjunctive: no suscites, no suscite, no suscitemos, no susciten, no suscitéis, no susciten.