tachar Preterite Conjugation
tachar — to cross out
The preterite of tachar is regular: taché, tachaste, tachó, tachamos, tachasteis, tacharon.
tachar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'tachar' to talk about the action of crossing something out as a completed event in the past. For example, you crossed out an item on a list yesterday.
Notes on tachar in the Preterite
Tachar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer taché todas las tareas completadas.
Yesterday I crossed out all the completed tasks.
yo
¿Ya tachaste mi nombre de la lista?
Did you already cross out my name from the list?
tú
El profesor tachó la respuesta incorrecta.
The teacher crossed out the incorrect answer.
él/ella/usted
Tachamos los puntos que no eran relevantes.
We crossed out the points that were not relevant.
nosotros
Ellos tacharon la fecha del calendario.
They crossed out the date on the calendar.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite: 'Yo tachaba la lista'.
Correct: 'Yo taché la lista'.
Why: The preterite is used for a single, completed action of crossing out, while the imperfect describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
Mistake: Confusing 'tachamos' (preterite) with 'tachamos' (present).
Correct: Context usually makes it clear, but be mindful. 'Ayer tachamos...' (preterite) vs 'Hoy tachamos...' (present).
Why: The nosotros form is identical in the present and preterite indicative; rely on time indicators or context.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tacho
The present tense of tachar is regular: tacho, tachas, tacha, tachamos, tacháis, tachan.
Imperfect
yo: tachaba
The imperfect of tachar is regular: tachaba, tachabas, tachaba, tachábamos, tachabais, tachaban.
Future
yo: tacharé
The future tense of tachar is regular: tacharé, tacharás, tachará, tacharemos, tacharéis, tacharán.
Conditional
yo: tacharía
The conditional of tachar is regular: tacharía, tacharías, tacharía, tacharíamos, tacharíais, tacharían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tache
The present subjunctive of tachar (tache, taches, tachen, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tachara
The imperfect subjunctive of tachar (tachara, tacharas, tacháramos, etc.) expresses hypothetical past actions or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tacha
Use the imperative of tachar for direct commands: tacha, tache, tachen, tachemos, tachad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no taches
To give negative commands with tachar, use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no tacha, no tache, no tachen, no tachemos, no tachéis.