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In this conjugation lesson we are going to learn how to conjugate the verb acampar in the Pretérito tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.
This lesson is specifically about the acampar verb conjugation. For a general overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation have a look at our Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.
You may also see the Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Pretérito. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you can get more detailed information on conjugation in this tense as well as explanation of special cases and exceptions.
How to translate Pretérito to English
Notice that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:- In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
- Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
- Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
- In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.
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Pretérito belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of its conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each conjugated verb form consists of two words.The verb acampar has an entirely regular conjugation in the Pretérito tense of the Indicativo mood. It means this verb just follows the basic rules for its conjugation group (-ar) without any exceptions, spelling corrections and the like. The basis for the conjugation in this tense is the stem of the verb, so we need to begin by splitting the infinitive into a stem and an ending. It’s very easy to do. Just remove two letters from the end of the infinitive form and you have the ending — one of -ar, -er or -ir. What’s left is the stem. So in case of our verb:- the stem is: acamp-
- and the ending is: -ar
- yo acampé – I camped
- tú acampaste – you camped
- él acampó – he camped
- ella acampó – she camped
- usted acampó – (formal) you camped
- nosotros acampamos – we camped
- nosotras acampamos – (feminine) we camped
- vosotros acampasteis – (plural) you camped
- vosotras acampasteis – (feminine, plural) you camped
- ellos acamparon – they camped
- ellas acamparon – (feminine) they camped
- ustedes acamparon – (formal, plural) you camped
That’s it! The conjugation is now finished. Put together, the conjugation chart looks like this:
yo | acampé | I camped |
tú | acampaste | you camped |
él/ella/usted | acampó | he/she/it camped |
nosotros/nosotras | acampamos | we camped |
vosotros/vosotras | acampasteis | you camped |
ellos/ellas/ustedes | acamparon | they camped |
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