The preterite of regatear is used to express when someone bargained or haggled at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I bargained for a better price at the market” – “Regateé un mejor precio en el mercado.”
This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. It’s commonly used in contexts of shopping at markets or negotiating prices.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Regatear (to bargain) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | regateé |
| Tú | regateaste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | regateó |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | regateamos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | regasteasteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | regatearon |
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Usage of Regatear in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of regatear expresses completed acts of bargaining.
To bargain/haggle: Used for negotiating prices, for example Regateé el precio (I bargained the price).
To negotiate: Refers to discussing terms, for example Regatearon hasta llegar a un acuerdo (They negotiated until reaching an agreement).
Examples
Examples of Regatear in the Preterite (Past) Tense
Regateé el precio en el mercado. (I bargained the price at the market.)
¿Regateaste mucho por esa bolsa? (Did you haggle a lot for that bag?)
El vendedor no regateó el precio. (The seller didn’t negotiate the price.)
Regateamos hasta conseguir un buen precio. (We bargained until we got a good price.)
Los turistas regatearon en el bazar. (The tourists haggled at the bazaar.)
Regateé el precio del taxi. (I negotiated the taxi fare.)
¿Por qué no regateaste el precio? (Why didn’t you negotiate the price?)
El jugador regateó a tres defensas. (The player dribbled past three defenders.)
Regateamos en todos los puestos. (We bargained at all the stalls.)
Ellos regatearon el precio del carro. (They negotiated the car price.)
Regateé hasta conseguir un 50% de descuento. (I bargained until I got a 50% discount.)
Regateaste muy bien en el mercado. (You bargained very well at the market.)
El comerciante regateó con cada cliente. (The merchant bargained with every customer.)
Regateamos el precio del alquiler. (We negotiated the rental price.)
Los compradores regatearon cada artículo. (The buyers haggled over every item.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Regatear (to bargain) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo regateé | I bargained |
| Tú regateaste | You bargained |
| Él / Ella / Usted regateó | He / She / You (formal) bargained |
| Nosotros / Nosotras regateamos | We bargained |
| Vosotros / Vosotras regasteasteis | You all bargained |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes regatearon | They / You all (formal) bargained |
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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.