llegar preterite conjugation
Llegar (to arrive) in the preterite: llegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron.
Pretérito indefinido Preterite
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the preterite
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Llegar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Llegar in a sentence
- Llego a casa a las seis.I arrive home at six.
- Llegaron tarde a la fiesta.They arrived late to the party.
Spelling change g→gu before 'e' in preterite yo form 'llegué'; used with preposition 'a'.
FAQ
What is the preterite of llegar?
Llegar in the Spanish preterite: yo llegué, tú llegaste, él/ella/usted llegó, nosotros llegamos, vosotros llegasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llegaron.
Is llegar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite llegar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so llegué follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish preterite?
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How is the preterite formed?
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
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