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Conjugation Chart of “Visitar” (to visit) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Visitar”

The preterite of visitar is used to express a specific completed visit in the past. For example, you might say “I visited my grandmother last weekend,” indicating a concluded visit at a specific time.

This is a regular -ar verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. Its conjugations are formed by adding the regular preterite endings to the stem ‘visit-‘.

How to Use Visitar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The preterite of visitar describes a completed visit or instance of visiting in the past.

To visit: Indicates making a visit to a person or place, for example, Visité a mis abuelos el domingo (I visited my grandparents on Sunday).

To tour: Describes touring or exploring a place, for example, Visitaron todos los museos de la ciudad (They toured all the museums in the city).

To check on: Used for brief visits to check on someone, for example, El doctor la visitó esta mañana (The doctor visited her this morning).

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

Visité a mis abuelos el fin de semana pasado. (I visited my grandparents last weekend.)

¿Visitaste el nuevo museo? (Did you visit the new museum?)

Ella visitó cinco países el año pasado. (She visited five countries last year.)

Visitamos el parque nacional en verano. (We visited the national park in summer.)

Los turistas visitaron la catedral antigua. (The tourists visited the old cathedral.)

Visité a mi amigo en el hospital. (I visited my friend in the hospital.)

¿Por qué no visitaste la exposición de arte? (Why didn’t you visit the art exhibition?)

El presidente visitó la zona afectada. (The president visited the affected area.)

Visitamos la universidad antes de decidir. (We visited the university before deciding.)

Los estudiantes visitaron el zoológico ayer. (The students visited the zoo yesterday.)

Visité tres ciudades durante el viaje. (I visited three cities during the trip.)

Mi familia visitó el nuevo restaurante. (My family visited the new restaurant.)

Visitamos la playa al atardecer. (We visited the beach at sunset.)

El doctor visitó a todos sus pacientes. (The doctor visited all his patients.)

Los científicos visitaron el sitio arqueológico. (The scientists visited the archaeological site.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Visitar (to visit) in the Preterite (Past) 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.