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Conjugation Chart of “Participar” (to participate) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Participar”

The preterite of participar is used to express when someone participated in an event at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I participated in the competition last year” – “Participé en la competencia el año pasado.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. The endings follow the standard pattern with no irregularities.

How to Use Participar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of participar indicates completed acts of participation.

To participate/take part: Used for specific instances of participation, for example Participé en el torneo (I participated in the tournament), or Participaron en el proyecto (They participated in the project).

To contribute: Refers to active involvement, for example Participó en la discusión (He contributed to the discussion).

Real Life Examples of Participar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Participé en el concurso de talentos. (I participated in the talent show.)

Todo el equipo participó en el proyecto. (The whole team participated in the project.)

¿Participaste en la reunión de ayer? (Did you participate in yesterday’s meeting?)

Participamos en el torneo internacional. (We participated in the international tournament.)

Los estudiantes participaron en el debate. (The students participated in the debate.)

Participé activamente en la discusión. (I actively participated in the discussion.)

¿Por qué no participaste en la votación? (Why didn’t you participate in the voting?)

El artista participó en la exposición. (The artist participated in the exhibition.)

Participamos en el festival de cine. (We participated in the film festival.)

Muchos voluntarios participaron en la campaña. (Many volunteers participated in the campaign.)

Participaste brillantemente en la obra de teatro. (You participated brilliantly in the play.)

La empresa participó en la feria comercial. (The company participated in the trade fair.)

Participamos en la manifestación pacífica. (We participated in the peaceful demonstration.)

Los atletas participaron en las olimpiadas. (The athletes participated in the Olympics.)

Participé en el programa de intercambio. (I participated in the exchange program.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Participar (to participate) in the Preterite (Past) 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.