precisasteis

Precisasteis is the second-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb precisar. It translates roughly as “you all specified” or “you all needed” in the past, depending on context. The form is regular for -ar verbs and is used primarily in Spain. In most Latin American dialects, the vosotros form is uncommon, and the preterite for ustedes is typically used instead (precisaron).

Morphology and form: Precisasteis is formed from the stem precis- plus the ending -asteis, following the regular -ar verb pattern for the pretérito imprescindible. Like other regular -ar verbs in the preterite, it does not incur irregular changes in standard Spanish.

Usage and regional variation: Precisasteis is tied to the second-person plural pronoun vosotros, which is standard in Spain and in some regional varieties. In many other Spanish-speaking regions, ustedes is used instead of vosotros, with the corresponding preterite form precisaron. The sense of precisar can be “to specify” or “to be necessary,” so precisasteis can describe either an act of specifying information or a past necessity, depending on the sentence.

Examples: Ayer precisasteis las instrucciones para completar el formulario. (Yesterday you all specified the instructions for completing the form.) Durante la reunión, precisasteis qué datos eran necesarios. (During the meeting, you all specified which data were necessary.)

See also: precisar, Spanish verb conjugation, pretérito indefinido, vosotros.