The preterite of doblar is used to express when something was folded or turned at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I turned right at the corner” – “Doblé a la derecha en la esquina.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense, making it straightforward to conjugate with no spelling changes or stem changes required.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Doblar (to fold/turn) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of doblar indicates completed actions of folding or turning.

To fold: Describes the act of folding something, for example Doblé la ropa limpia (I folded the clean clothes), or Dobló el papel por la mitad (She folded the paper in half).

To turn: Indicates making a turn while moving, for example Doblamos a la derecha (We turned right).

Examples

Examples of Doblar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Doblé la esquina y vi el accidente. (I turned the corner and saw the accident.)

¿Por qué doblaste la página del libro? (Why did you fold the page of the book?)

El viento dobló los árboles. (The wind bent the trees.)

Doblamos a la derecha en el semáforo. (We turned right at the traffic light.)

Los niños doblaron el papel para hacer aviones. (The children folded the paper to make planes.)

Dobló la ropa antes de guardarla. (She folded the clothes before putting them away.)

Doblaste mal el mapa. (You folded the map incorrectly.)

El equipo dobló su puntuación en el segundo tiempo. (The team doubled their score in the second half.)

Doblamos nuestros esfuerzos para terminar a tiempo. (We doubled our efforts to finish on time.)

Las sábanas se doblaron perfectamente. (The sheets were folded perfectly.)

Dobló su turno de trabajo ayer. (He worked a double shift yesterday.)

Doblaste en la calle equivocada. (You turned onto the wrong street.)

El metal se dobló por el calor. (The metal bent from the heat.)

Doblamos las servilletas para la cena. (We folded the napkins for dinner.)

Doblaron la producción este mes. (They doubled production this month.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Doblar (to fold/turn) 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.