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Conjugation Chart of “Intervenir” (to intervene) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Intervenir”

The preterite of intervenir is used to express when someone intervened or stepped in at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “The police intervened in the dispute” – “La policía intervino en la disputa.”

This is an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Like other compounds of venir, it uses the stem ‘intervin-‘ throughout all forms.

How to Use Intervenir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of intervenir expresses specific instances of intervention or involvement.

To intervene: Used for specific instances of stepping in or getting involved, for example Intervine en la discusión (I intervened in the discussion), or La policía intervino rápidamente (The police intervened quickly).

To participate officially: Indicates formal participation or involvement, for example El gobierno intervino en la crisis (The government intervened in the crisis).

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

La policía intervino cuando la situación se volvió violenta. (The police intervened when the situation turned violent.)

El mediador intervino en la disputa laboral. (The mediator intervened in the labor dispute.)

Los médicos intervinieron rápidamente para salvar su vida. (The doctors intervened quickly to save their life.)

Intervine en la discusión para calmar los ánimos. (I intervened in the discussion to calm things down.)

¿Por qué no interviniste cuando pudiste? (Why didn’t you intervene when you could?)

Intervinimos antes de que fuera demasiado tarde. (We intervened before it was too late.)

El gobierno intervino en el mercado financiero. (The government intervened in the financial market.)

Varios expertos intervinieron en el debate. (Several experts intervened in the debate.)

El banco central intervino para estabilizar la moneda. (The central bank intervened to stabilize the currency.)

Intervino el abogado para aclarar el malentendido. (The lawyer intervened to clarify the misunderstanding.)

Intervinimos en el conflicto como mediadores. (We intervened in the conflict as mediators.)

Las autoridades intervinieron el edificio abandonado. (The authorities intervened in the abandoned building.)

Intervine para evitar el accidente. (I intervened to prevent the accident.)

El profesor intervino cuando los estudiantes comenzaron a discutir. (The teacher intervened when the students started arguing.)

Los bomberos intervinieron inmediatamente. (The firefighters intervened immediately.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

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

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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.