The preterite of pintarse is used to express when someone put on makeup at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I put on makeup for the wedding” – “Me pinté para la boda.”
This is a regular -ar reflexive verb in the preterite tense. Like all reflexive verbs, it requires the appropriate reflexive pronoun before each conjugated form.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Pintarse (to put on makeup) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | me pinté |
| Tú | te pintaste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se pintó |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos pintamos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os pintasteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se pintaron |
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Usage of Pintarse in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of pintarse indicates completed acts of applying makeup or paint to oneself.
To put on makeup: Used for instances of applying makeup, for example Me pinté para la boda (I put on makeup for the wedding), or Se pintó los ojos (She put on eye makeup).
To color oneself: Can refer to applying any color to oneself, for example Se pintaron la cara para el carnaval (They painted their faces for carnival).
Examples
Examples of Pintarse in the Preterite (Past) Tense
Me pinté las uñas de rojo. (I painted my nails red.)
Te pintaste el pelo de rubio. (You dyed your hair blonde.)
María se pintó los labios antes de salir. (Maria painted her lips before going out.)
Nos pintamos la cara para el carnaval. (We painted our faces for carnival.)
Las artistas se pintaron para la presentación. (The artists put on their makeup for the performance.)
Me pinté los ojos con mucho cuidado. (I carefully applied eye makeup.)
¿Por qué te pintaste las cejas tan oscuras? (Why did you draw your eyebrows so dark?)
La actriz se pintó para su papel. (The actress put on makeup for her role.)
Nos pintamos como payasos para la fiesta. (We painted ourselves as clowns for the party.)
Las niñas se pintaron las mejillas de rosa. (The girls painted their cheeks pink.)
Me pinté una estrella en la mano. (I painted a star on my hand.)
Te pintaste muy bien para la entrevista. (You did your makeup very well for the interview.)
El equipo se pintó rayas en la cara. (The team painted stripes on their faces.)
Nos pintamos para la foto profesional. (We put on makeup for the professional photo.)
Los fans se pintaron los colores del equipo. (The fans painted themselves in team colors.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Pintarse (to put on makeup) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo me pinté | I put on makeup |
| Tú te pintaste | You put on makeup |
| Él / Ella / Usted se pintó | He / She / You (formal) put on makeup |
| Nosotros / Nosotras nos pintamos | We put on makeup |
| Vosotros / Vosotras os pintasteis | You all put on makeup |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes se pintaron | They / You all (formal) put on makeup |
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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.