Presentar preterite conjugation
Presentar in the preterite: presenté, presentaste, presentó, presentamos, presentasteis, presentaron.
- to present; to introduce; to submit
- regular
- Participle: presentado
- Gerund: presentando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | presenté |
|---|---|
| tú | presentaste |
| él/ella/usted | presentó |
| nosotros | presentamos |
| vosotros | presentasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | presentaron |
How to use presentar in the preterite
The preterite is regular: presenté, presentaste, presentó, presentamos, presentaron. Use it for presentations that took place, documents that were submitted (presenté la solicitud) and introductions: me presentó a su familia. Se presentó can mean 'showed up' or 'introduced himself', and se presentaron problemas means 'problems came up'. Presentamos is the same in the present and the preterite, so look for time words like ayer or la semana pasada.
Examples
Mi novio me presentó a sus papás el domingo.
My boyfriend introduced me to his parents on Sunday.
Presentamos la queja en la oficina de protección al consumidor.
We filed the complaint at the consumer protection office.
Se presentaron algunos problemas técnicos durante la transmisión.
Some technical problems came up during the broadcast.
Quick check: presentar in the preterite
More presentar tenses
- All presentar tenses
- Presentar present
- Presentar imperfect
- Presentar future
- Presentar conditional
- Presentar present subjunctive
- Presentar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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