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“Adivinar” (to guess) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Adivinar”

The preterite of adivinar is used to express when you guessed something at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I guessed the correct number” – “Adiviné el número correcto.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. It maintains its regular conjugation pattern throughout all forms without any spelling changes.

How to Use Adivinar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of adivinar expresses successful instances of guessing or predicting.

To guess correctly: Used when someone makes a correct guess, for example Adiviné el número exacto (I guessed the exact number), or Adivinó lo que iba a pasar (She guessed what was going to happen).

To predict/foresee: Describes accurately predicting something, for example Adivinamos el resultado del partido (We predicted the match result).

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

Adiviné tu secreto antes de que me lo dijeras. (I guessed your secret before you told me.)

¿Cómo adivinaste la respuesta correcta? (How did you guess the correct answer?)

La adivina adivinó su futuro. (The fortune teller predicted their future.)

Adivinamos sus intenciones desde el principio. (We guessed their intentions from the start.)

Los detectives adivinaron quién era el culpable. (The detectives figured out who was guilty.)

Nadie adivinó el final de la película. (Nobody guessed the end of the movie.)

Adiviné que vendrías hoy. (I guessed you would come today.)

¿Adivinaste el acertijo? (Did you solve the riddle?)

Adivinaron el número exacto. (They guessed the exact number.)

Adivinamos el resultado del partido. (We predicted the result of the match.)

¿Cómo lo adivinaste? (How did you guess it?)

Adivinó mis pensamientos. (She guessed my thoughts.)

No adiviné que sería tan difícil. (I didn’t guess it would be so difficult.)

Adivinaron la contraseña al primer intento. (They guessed the password on the first try.)

Adivinó la sorpresa antes de tiempo. (He guessed the surprise ahead of time.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Adivinar (to guess) 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.