The preterite of dibujar is used to express when someone drew something at a specific moment in the past. For example, “I drew a picture of my house” – “Dibujé un dibujo de mi casa.”
This is a regular -ar verb in the preterite tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern without any irregularities or spelling changes.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Dibujar (to draw) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | dibujé |
| Tú | dibujaste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dibujó |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dibujamos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dibujasteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dibujaron |
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Usage of Dibujar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of dibujar expresses completed actions of drawing or sketching.
To draw/sketch: Used for specific instances of creating drawings, for example Dibujé un retrato (I drew a portrait), or Dibujaron un mapa (They drew a map).
To illustrate/design: Refers to creating visual representations, for example Dibujó los planos de la casa (He drew the house plans).
Examples
Examples of Dibujar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
Dibujé un retrato de mi familia. (I drew a portrait of my family.)
El niño dibujó un dinosaurio en la pared. (The child drew a dinosaur on the wall.)
¿Qué dibujaste en clase hoy? (What did you draw in class today?)
Dibujamos el mapa del tesoro. (We drew the treasure map.)
Los artistas dibujaron el paisaje al atardecer. (The artists drew the landscape at sunset.)
Dibujé un boceto rápido del edificio. (I drew a quick sketch of the building.)
Dibujaste muy bien el animal. (You drew the animal very well.)
La maestra dibujó un círculo en la pizarra. (The teacher drew a circle on the blackboard.)
Dibujamos nuestros propios personajes de cómic. (We drew our own comic characters.)
Los niños dibujaron flores en sus cuadernos. (The children drew flowers in their notebooks.)
Dibujé los planos de la casa. (I drew the house plans.)
¿Por qué dibujaste una cara triste? (Why did you draw a sad face?)
El arquitecto dibujó el diseño a mano. (The architect drew the design by hand.)
Dibujamos un árbol genealógico. (We drew a family tree.)
Los estudiantes dibujaron sus autorretratos. (The students drew their self-portraits.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Dibujar (to draw) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo dibujé | I drew |
| Tú dibujaste | You drew |
| Él / Ella / Usted dibujó | He / She / You (formal) drew |
| Nosotros / Nosotras dibujamos | We drew |
| Vosotros / Vosotras dibujasteis | You all drew |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes dibujaron | They / You all (formal) drew |
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Synonyms
The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.