transitar Preterite Conjugation
transitar — to pass through
Use 'transité' for 'yo' and 'transitó' for 'él/ella/usted' for completed past actions.
transitar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
The preterite is used for actions that started and finished at a specific point in the past. Think of it as describing a single event of passing through, like 'The car passed through the town yesterday'.
Notes on transitar in the Preterite
Transitar is regular in the preterite.
Example Sentences
Ayer transité por el centro de la ciudad.
Yesterday I passed through the city center.
yo
¿Tú transitaste por esa carretera?
Did you pass through that road?
tú
El autobús transitó por el túnel sin problemas.
The bus passed through the tunnel without problems.
él/ella/usted
Los peregrinos transitaron por el camino antiguo.
The pilgrims passed through the old path.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'transitaron' when referring to a single past event.
Correct: Use the correct singular form, like 'transitó' if one vehicle passed through.
Why: The preterite must agree in number with the subject performing the completed action.
Mistake: Confusing preterite and imperfect.
Correct: Use 'transité' for a single completed action, not 'transitaba' which describes an ongoing or habitual past action.
Why: The preterite marks completed events, while the imperfect describes background or continuous actions in the past.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: transito
Use 'transito' for 'yo' and 'transita' for 'él/ella/usted' for actions happening now or habitually.
Imperfect
yo: transitaba
Use 'transitaba' for 'yo' and 'transitaba' for 'él/ella/usted' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: transitaré
Use 'transitaré' for 'yo' and 'transitará' for 'él/ella/usted' for actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: transitaría
Use 'transitaría' for 'yo' and 'transitaría' for 'él/ella/usted' for hypothetical or polite actions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: transite
Use 'transite' for 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted', and 'transiten' for 'ustedes'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: transitara
Use 'transitara' or 'transitase' for past hypothetical situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: transita
Use 'transita' for tú commands, and 'transiten' for ustedes commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no transites
Use 'no transites' for tú negative commands, and 'no transiten' for ustedes.