trabajar preterite conjugation
Trabajar (to work) in the preterite: trabajé, trabajaste, trabajó, trabajamos, trabajasteis, trabajaron.
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.
Trabajar 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
Trabajar in a sentence
- Trabajo en un banco.I work at a bank.
- Trabajé todo el fin de semana.I worked all weekend.
Regular -ar verb; 'trabajar de' means 'to work as' (a job).
FAQ
What is the preterite of trabajar?
Trabajar in the Spanish preterite: yo trabajé, tú trabajaste, él/ella/usted trabajó, nosotros trabajamos, vosotros trabajasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes trabajaron.
Is trabajar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite trabajar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so trabajé 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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