torturar Preterite Conjugation
torturar — to torture
The preterite of torturar is regular: torturé, torturaste, torturó, torturamos, torturasteis, torturaron.
torturar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific, completed instance of physical or mental distress that happened at a definite point in the past.
Notes on torturar in the Preterite
Torturar is fully regular in the preterite. Remember the accent on the 'é' for the first person and 'ó' for the third person singular.
Example Sentences
La duda me torturó durante toda la noche.
Doubt tortured me all night long.
él/ella/usted
Ayer torturaste a tus amigos con tus chistes malos.
Yesterday you tortured your friends with your bad jokes.
tú
Los soldados torturaron a los prisioneros en la guerra.
The soldiers tortured the prisoners in the war.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in 'torture' (yo form).
Correct: torturé
Why: Without the accent, 'torture' looks like the present subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: torturo
The present tense of torturar is regular: torturo, torturas, tortura, torturamos, torturáis, torturan.
Imperfect
yo: torturaba
The imperfect of torturar follows the regular -aba pattern: torturaba, torturabas, torturaba, torturábamos, torturabais, torturaban.
Future
yo: torturaré
The future of torturar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: torturaré, torturarás, torturará...
Conditional
yo: torturaría
The conditional of torturar is regular: torturaría, torturarías, torturaría, torturaríamos, torturaríais, torturarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: torture
The present subjunctive of torturar uses -e endings: torture, tortures, torture, torturemos, torturéis, torturen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: torturara
The imperfect subjunctive of torturar is built from the preterite stem: torturara, torturaras, torturara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tortura
The affirmative imperative of torturar is: tortura (tú), torturad (vosotros), and uses subjunctive for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tortures
The negative imperative of torturar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.