Considerar preterite conjugation
Considerar in the preterite: consideré, consideraste, consideró, consideramos, considerasteis, consideraron.
- to consider; to regard (as)
- regular
- Participle: considerado
- Gerund: considerando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | consideré |
|---|---|
| tú | consideraste |
| él/ella/usted | consideró |
| nosotros | consideramos |
| vosotros | considerasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | consideraron |
How to use considerar in the preterite
The preterite is regular: consideré, consideraste, consideró, consideramos, consideraron. Use it for options that were weighed at a specific time (consideramos varias alternativas) and for past judgments: el juez consideró que no había pruebas. Remember the accents on consideré and consideró. Consideramos is the same in the present and the preterite, so context or time words show which one is meant.
Examples
Consideré renunciar, pero al final me quedé.
I thought about quitting, but in the end I stayed.
El juez consideró que no había pruebas suficientes.
The judge found that there wasn't enough evidence.
Consideramos tres proveedores y elegimos el más barato.
We looked at three suppliers and chose the cheapest one.
Quick check: considerar in the preterite
More considerar tenses
- All considerar tenses
- Considerar present
- Considerar imperfect
- Considerar future
- Considerar conditional
- Considerar present subjunctive
- Considerar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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