Cambiar preterite conjugation
Cambiar in the preterite: cambié, cambiaste, cambió, cambiamos, cambiasteis, cambiaron.
- to change; to exchange; to switch
- regular
- Participle: cambiado
- Gerund: cambiando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | cambié |
|---|---|
| tú | cambiaste |
| él/ella/usted | cambió |
| nosotros | cambiamos |
| vosotros | cambiasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | cambiaron |
How to use cambiar in the preterite
The preterite is regular: cambié, cambiaste, cambió, cambiamos, cambiaron. Use it for a specific change (cambié de trabajo en marzo) and for how things or people changed: la ciudad cambió mucho. Always write the accent on cambié and cambió; without it, cambio is the present or the noun. Cambiamos is the same in the present and the preterite.
Examples
Cambié de banco porque me cobraban demasiadas comisiones.
I switched banks because they were charging me too many fees.
La ciudad cambió muchísimo en diez años.
The city changed a lot in ten years.
¿Ya cambiaron la llanta del camión?
Did they change the truck's tire yet?
Quick check: cambiar in the preterite
More cambiar tenses
- All cambiar tenses
- Cambiar present
- Cambiar imperfect
- Cambiar future
- Cambiar conditional
- Cambiar present subjunctive
- Cambiar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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