titular Preterite Conjugation
titular — to title
The preterite of 'titular' is regular: titulé, titulaste, tituló, titulamos, titulasteis, titularon.
titular Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'titular' to talk about the specific act of giving a title to something at a particular moment in the past, like 'I titled the book yesterday' or 'She titled the movie last week.'
Notes on titular in the Preterite
'Titular' is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer titulé mi ensayo con una frase célebre.
Yesterday I titled my essay with a famous quote.
yo
¿Titulaste el documento como te pedí?
Did you title the document as I asked?
tú
Él tituló la obra de arte con un nombre enigmático.
He titled the artwork with an enigmatic name.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros titulamos la conferencia 'El Futuro de la Tecnología'.
We titled the conference 'The Future of Technology'.
nosotros
Ellos titularon la canción con un número.
They titled the song with a number.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'titulaba' instead of the preterite 'tituló'.
Correct: For a specific past action like 'He titled the book yesterday', use 'tituló'.
Why: The preterite is for completed actions in the past, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'titulé'.
Why: The accent on the final 'é' is crucial for the 'yo' preterite form to indicate stress and distinguish it from other verb forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: titulo
The present tense of 'titular' (titulo, titulas, titula, titulamos, tituláis, titulan) describes current or habitual actions of titling.
Imperfect
yo: titulaba
The imperfect of 'titular' (titulaba, titulabas, titulaba, titulábamos, titulabais, titulaban) describes past habits or ongoing actions of titling.
Future
yo: titularé
The future tense of 'titular' (titularé, titularás, titulará, titularemos, titularéis, titularán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: titularía
The conditional of 'titular' (titularía, titularías, titularía, titularíamos, titularíais, titularían) expresses hypothetical 'would' actions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: titule
Use the present subjunctive of 'titular' (titule, titules, titule, titulemos, titularéis, titulen) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: titulara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'titular' (titulara, titularas, titulara, tituláramos, titularais, titularan) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: titula
Titula (tú), titule (usted), titulemos (nosotros), titulad (vosotros), titulen (ustedes) are the commands for 'titular'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no titules
Don't use negative commands like 'no titules' (tú) or 'no titulen' (ustedes) for 'titular'.