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Conjugation Chart of “Satisfacer” (to satisfy) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Pronoun Conjugation
Yosatisfice
satisficiste
Él / Ella / Ustedsatisfizo
Nosotros / Nosotrassatisficimos
Vosotros / Vosotrassatisficisteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessatisficieron

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Satisfacer”

The preterite of satisfacer is used to express when something or someone satisfied a need or requirement at a specific moment in the past. For example, “The solution satisfied all our requirements” – “La solución satisfizo todos nuestros requisitos.”

This is an irregular verb in the preterite tense. It follows the same pattern as hacer, with the stem satisfic- in most forms and satisfiz- in the third person singular.

How to Use Satisfacer in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of satisfacer expresses completed acts of satisfying.

To satisfy: Used for fulfilling needs or requirements, for example Satisfice sus demandas (I satisfied their demands), or Satisfizo las expectativas (It satisfied the expectations).

To please/content: Describes making someone content, for example La respuesta no satisfizo al cliente (The answer did not satisfy the customer).

Real Life Examples of Satisfacer in the Preterite (Past) Tense

El producto satisfizo las expectativas del cliente. (The product satisfied the customer’s expectations.)

Satisfice todos los requisitos del trabajo. (I satisfied all the job requirements.)

La explicación no satisfizo al profesor. (The explanation didn’t satisfy the professor.)

Satisficimos la demanda del mercado. (We satisfied the market demand.)

¿Satisficiste las condiciones del contrato? (Did you satisfy the contract conditions?)

Los resultados satisficieron a los inversores. (The results satisfied the investors.)

La respuesta no me satisfizo. (The answer didn’t satisfy me.)

Satisfice mis objetivos personales. (I satisfied my personal goals.)

El equipo satisfizo las expectativas del entrenador. (The team satisfied the coach’s expectations.)

Satisficimos todos los criterios de evaluación. (We satisfied all the evaluation criteria.)

La película no satisfizo a la crítica. (The movie didn’t satisfy the critics.)

Satisficieron las necesidades del proyecto. (They satisfied the project’s needs.)

El nuevo diseño satisfizo a los clientes. (The new design satisfied the customers.)

Satisfice las demandas del jefe. (I satisfied the boss’s demands.)

La solución satisfizo a todas las partes. (The solution satisfied all parties.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Satisfacer (to satisfy) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo satisfice I satisfied
Tú satisficiste You satisfied
Él / Ella / Usted satisfizo He / She / You (formal) satisfied
Nosotros / Nosotras satisficimos We satisfied
Vosotros / Vosotras satisficisteis You all satisfied
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes satisficieron They / You all (formal) satisfied

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.