The preterite of maquillarse is used to express when someone put on makeup at a specific time in the past. For example, when you want to say “I put on makeup before the party” – “Me maquillé antes de la fiesta.”

This is a regular -ar reflexive verb in the preterite tense. Remember to include the appropriate reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se) before each conjugated form.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Maquillarse (to put on makeup) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of maquillarse indicates completed acts of applying makeup.

To put on makeup: Describes the completed action of applying makeup, for example Me maquillé para la fiesta (I put on makeup for the party).

To get made up: Refers to having makeup applied, for example Se maquilló en el salón (She got her makeup done at the salon).

Examples

Examples of Maquillarse in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Me maquillé rápidamente antes de salir. (I put on makeup quickly before going out.)

¿Te maquillaste para la fiesta? (Did you put on makeup for the party?)

Ella se maquilló para la entrevista. (She put on makeup for the interview.)

Nos maquillamos juntas antes del evento. (We put on makeup together before the event.)

Las actrices se maquillaron en el camerino. (The actresses put on makeup in the dressing room.)

No me maquillé porque iba a la playa. (I didn’t put on makeup because I was going to the beach.)

Se maquilló para la foto del pasaporte. (She put on makeup for the passport photo.)

¿Por qué te maquillaste tanto? (Why did you put on so much makeup?)

Las modelos se maquillaron ellas mismas. (The models did their own makeup.)

Me maquillé los ojos con mucho cuidado. (I carefully applied eye makeup.)

Te maquillaste muy naturalmente. (You applied very natural makeup.)

Se maquilló para ocultar las ojeras. (She put on makeup to hide the dark circles.)

Nos maquillamos antes del concierto. (We put on makeup before the concert.)

Se maquillaron para la sesión de fotos. (They put on makeup for the photo session.)

Me maquillé en el taxi. (I put on makeup in the taxi.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Maquillarse (to put on makeup) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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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.