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Conjugation Chart of “Bendecir” (to bless) in the Preterite (Past) Tense
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | bendije |
| Tú | bendijiste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bendijo |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bendijimos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bendijisteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bendijeron |
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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Bendecir”
The preterite of bendecir is used to express when someone blessed something or someone at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “The priest blessed the food before dinner” – “El sacerdote bendijo la comida antes de la cena.”
This is an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Like other -decir compounds, it uses the stem ‘bendij-‘ throughout all forms.
How to Use Bendecir in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of bendecir expresses completed acts of blessing.
To bless: Used for religious or spiritual blessing, for example El sacerdote bendijo la casa (The priest blessed the house).
To give thanks for: Describes expressing gratitude, for example Bendijeron el momento en que se conocieron (They blessed the moment they met).
Real Life Examples of Bendecir in the Preterite (Past) Tense
El sacerdote bendijo la casa nueva. (The priest blessed the new house.)
Bendije el momento en que nos conocimos. (I blessed the moment we met.)
Los abuelos bendijeron la unión. (The grandparents blessed the union.)
El papa bendijo a los peregrinos. (The pope blessed the pilgrims.)
Bendijimos la comida antes de cenar. (We blessed the food before dinner.)
La madre bendijo a sus hijos. (The mother blessed her children.)
El obispo bendijo la nueva iglesia. (The bishop blessed the new church.)
Bendijeron el matrimonio en la ceremonia. (They blessed the marriage in the ceremony.)
El rabino bendijo a la congregación. (The rabbi blessed the congregation.)
Bendijimos el inicio del proyecto. (We blessed the beginning of the project.)
El chamán bendijo la cosecha. (The shaman blessed the harvest.)
Los padres bendijeron la decisión. (The parents blessed the decision.)
Bendije el día que tomé esa decisión. (I blessed the day I made that decision.)
El sacerdote bendijo el agua. (The priest blessed the water.)
Los ancianos bendijeron la ceremonia. (The elders blessed the ceremony.)
Conjugation Chart with English Translations
Conjugations of Bendecir (to bless) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo bendije | I blessed |
| Tú bendijiste | You blessed |
| Él / Ella / Usted bendijo | He / She / You (formal) blessed |
| Nosotros / Nosotras bendijimos | We blessed |
| Vosotros / Vosotras bendijisteis | You all blessed |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes bendijeron | They / You all (formal) blessed |
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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.