Dejar preterite conjugation
Dejar in the preterite: dejé, dejaste, dejó, dejamos, dejasteis, dejaron.
- to leave; to let; to allow; to quit
- regular
- Participle: dejado
- Gerund: dejando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | dejé |
|---|---|
| tú | dejaste |
| él/ella/usted | dejó |
| nosotros | dejamos |
| vosotros | dejasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | dejaron |
How to use dejar in the preterite
The preterite of dejar is regular: dejé, dejaste, dejó, dejamos, dejaron. Use it for leaving something somewhere ("Dejé el paraguas en el taxi"), for quitting ("Dejó el trabajo") and for permission at a specific moment. "Dejé de..." marks the point when a habit stopped. "Me dejaron plantado" means "I was stood up." Note that dejamos is identical in the present and the preterite, so context or time words tell them apart.
Examples
Dejé el paraguas en el taxi.
I left my umbrella in the taxi.
Dejó su trabajo para volver a estudiar.
She quit her job to go back to school.
Nos dejaron entrar antes de la hora.
They let us in early.
Quick check: dejar in the preterite
More dejar tenses
- All dejar tenses
- Dejar present
- Dejar imperfect
- Dejar future
- Dejar conditional
- Dejar present subjunctive
- Dejar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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