ultimar Preterite Conjugation
ultimar — to finalize
The preterite of ultimar is regular: ultimé, ultimaste, ultimó, ultimamos, ultimasteis, ultimaron.
ultimar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to state that the final details of something were successfully completed at a specific moment in the past.
Notes on ultimar in the Preterite
Ultimar is regular in the preterite. Remember the accent on the final vowel for 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted'.
Example Sentences
Ayer ultimé mi presentación para el congreso.
Yesterday I finalized my presentation for the congress.
yo
El equipo ultimó el acuerdo anoche.
The team finalized the agreement last night.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros ultimamos el plan de viaje el lunes.
We finalized the travel plan on Monday.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ultime
Correct: ultimé
Why: Without the accent, 'ultime' is a subjunctive form, not the past tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ultimo
The present of ultimar is regular: ultimo, ultimas, ultima, ultimamos, ultimáis, ultiman.
Imperfect
yo: ultimaba
The imperfect of ultimar follows the standard -aba pattern: ultimaba, ultimabas, ultimaba, ultimábamos, ultimabais, ultimaban.
Future
yo: ultimaré
The future of ultimar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: ultimaría
The conditional of ultimar adds -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ultime
The present subjunctive of ultimar changes the -a to -e: ultime, ultimes, ultime, ultimemos, ultiméis, ultimen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ultimara
The imperfect subjunctive of ultimar uses the -ara endings: ultimara, ultimaras, ultimara, ultimáramos, ultimarais, ultimaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ultima
The imperative of ultimar uses the forms: ultima, ultime, ultimemos, ultimad, ultimen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ultimes
The negative imperative of ultimar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.