trasladar Preterite Conjugation
trasladar — to move
The preterite of trasladar is regular: trasladé, trasladaste, trasladó, trasladamos, trasladasteis, trasladaron.
trasladar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific instance of moving or relocating that started and finished in the past. For example, 'Trasladé mis muebles la semana pasada' (I moved my furniture last week) or 'La empresa se trasladó en 2020' (The company moved in 2020).
Notes on trasladar in the Preterite
Trasladar is completely regular in the preterite tense. All the endings follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo trasladé todos mis libros a la nueva estantería.
I moved all my books to the new bookshelf.
yo
¿Tú trasladaste el coche al garaje?
Did you move the car to the garage?
tú
Ella se trasladó a otra ciudad por trabajo.
She moved to another city for work.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros trasladamos la oficina el mes pasado.
We moved the office last month.
nosotros
Ellos trasladaron el evento a un lugar más grande.
They moved the event to a bigger location.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'trasladaba' instead of the preterite 'trasladó' for a completed move.
Correct: For a specific, completed action like moving house on a certain date, use the preterite: 'Me trasladé ayer'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, while the preterite describes completed ones.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'trasladó' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The third-person singular preterite form needs an accent: 'trasladó'.
Why: The accent indicates the stressed syllable and distinguishes it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: traslado
The present tense of trasladar (traslado, trasladas, traslada...) describes current actions, habits, or general truths about moving.
Imperfect
yo: trasladaba
The imperfect of trasladar (trasladaba, trasladabas, trasladaba...) describes ongoing or habitual past actions of moving.
Future
yo: trasladaré
The future tense of trasladar (trasladaré, trasladarás, trasladará...) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: trasladaría
The conditional of trasladar (trasladaría, trasladarías, trasladaría...) expresses hypothetical actions ('would move') or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: traslade
The present subjunctive of trasladar (e.g., traslade, traslades, trasladen) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: trasladara
The imperfect subjunctive of trasladar (e.g., trasladara, trasladase) is used for past wishes, hypothetical situations, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traslada
The imperative of trasladar has regular commands like 'traslada' (tú) and 'trasladen' (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no traslades
Negative commands for 'trasladar' use the present subjunctive, like 'no traslades' (tú) and 'no trasladen' (ustedes).