tolerar Preterite Conjugation
tolerar — to tolerate
The preterite of tolerar is regular: toleré, toleraste, toleró, toleramos, tolerasteis, toleraron.
tolerar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action of tolerating something at a specific point in the past. It signifies that the act of tolerating started and finished.
Notes on tolerar in the Preterite
Tolerar is completely regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard -ar verb pattern.
Example Sentences
Ayer toleré sus comentarios, pero hoy no más.
Yesterday I tolerated his comments, but not anymore today.
yo
¿Toleraste el retraso del tren?
Did you tolerate the train delay?
tú
Ella toleró la situación pacientemente.
She tolerated the situation patiently.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros toleramos el ruido por necesidad.
We tolerated the noise out of necessity.
nosotros
Ellos toleraron la espera sin quejarse.
They tolerated the wait without complaining.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed act of tolerating.
Correct: Use 'Ayer toleré', not 'Ayer toleraba', if it was a specific instance.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'toleré' with an accent on the 'e'.
Why: The accent distinguishes the preterite 'yo' form from other similar verb forms and indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tolero
The present indicative of tolerar is regular: tolero, toleras, tolera, toleramos, toleráis, toleran.
Imperfect
yo: toleraba
The imperfect of tolerar is regular: toleraba, tolerabas, toleraba, tolerábamos, tolerabais, toleraban.
Future
yo: toleraré
The future of tolerar is regular: toleraré, tolerarás, tolerará, toleraremos, toleraréis, tolerarán.
Conditional
yo: toleraría
The conditional of tolerar is regular: toleraría, tolerarías, toleraría, toleraríamos, toleraríais, tolerarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tolere
The present subjunctive of tolerar is regular: tolere, toleres, tolere, toleremos, toleréis, toleren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tolerara
The imperfect subjunctive of tolerar is regular: tolerara/tolerase, toleraras/tolerases, tolerara/tolerase, toleráramos/tolerásemos, tolerarais/toleraseis, toleraran/tolerasen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tolera
Use 'tolera' (tú), 'tolere' (usted), 'toleremos' (nosotros), 'tolerad' (vosotros), 'toleren' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no toleres
No commands use the present subjunctive: no toleres (tú), no tolere (usted), no toleremos (nosotros), no toleréis (vosotros), no toleren (ustedes).