The preterite of amar is used to express when someone fell in love or loved at a specific moment in the past. For example, you might say “I loved that movie when I first saw it,” indicating an emotional response at a particular moment.

This is a regular -ar verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. The endings are added directly to the stem ‘am-‘ without any modifications.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Amar (to love) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The preterite of amar expresses completed periods of love or deep affection.

Romantic Love: Used for finished periods of loving someone, for example La amé con todo mi corazón (I loved her with all my heart). Often implies the love has ended, as in Te amé tanto (I loved you so much).

Deep Appreciation: Can express intense but completed feelings about things or experiences, for example Amé ese momento (I loved that moment). Used in dramatic expressions like Amé cada segundo (I loved every second).

Examples

Examples of Amar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Amé cada momento de ese viaje. (I loved every moment of that trip.)

¿Nunca amaste realmente? (Did you never really love?)

Ella amó la película. (She loved the movie.)

Amamos la experiencia de vivir allí. (We loved the experience of living there.)

Todos amaron la fiesta sorpresa. (Everyone loved the surprise party.)

Amé tu forma de bailar. (I loved your way of dancing.)

¿Amaste vivir en París? (Did you love living in Paris?)

Mi abuela amó el regalo. (My grandmother loved the gift.)

Amamos pasar tiempo juntos. (We loved spending time together.)

Los niños amaron el parque de diversiones. (The children loved the amusement park.)

Amé ese libro desde la primera página. (I loved that book from the first page.)

¿Amaste la comida tradicional? (Did you love the traditional food?)

El público amó el concierto. (The audience loved the concert.)

Amamos el nuevo restaurante. (We loved the new restaurant.)

Los críticos amaron la obra de teatro. (The critics loved the play.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Amar (to love) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American 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.