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“Montar” (to ride/mount) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Montar”

The preterite of montar is used to express when someone rode or mounted something at a specific time in the past. For example, you might say “I rode my bicycle to work yesterday,” indicating a completed action.

This is a regular -ar verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. The conjugations are straightforward and predictable.

How to Use Montar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of montar describes a completed act of riding or mounting in the past.

To ride: Refers to riding animals or vehicles, for example Monté a caballo por primera vez (I rode a horse for the first time).

To mount or get on: Used for getting onto something, for example Montó la bicicleta y se fue (He got on the bicycle and left).

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

Monté a caballo por primera vez ayer. (I rode a horse for the first time yesterday.)

¿Montaste la bicicleta nueva? (Did you ride the new bicycle?)

El vaquero montó el toro en el rodeo. (The cowboy rode the bull in the rodeo.)

Montamos los muebles después de la mudanza. (We assembled the furniture after moving.)

Los niños montaron en el carrusel. (The children rode on the carousel.)

Monté mi motocicleta hasta la playa. (I rode my motorcycle to the beach.)

La amazona montó el caballo ganador. (The horsewoman rode the winning horse.)

¿Por qué no montaste el estante ayer? (Why didn’t you assemble the shelf yesterday?)

Montamos las tiendas de campaña al atardecer. (We set up the tents at sunset.)

Los turistas montaron elefantes en su viaje. (The tourists rode elephants on their trip.)

Monté la exposición de arte. (I set up the art exhibition.)

¿Montaste en el teleférico? (Did you ride the cable car?)

El técnico montó el nuevo equipo. (The technician installed the new equipment.)

Montamos guardia toda la noche. (We kept watch all night.)

Los actores montaron la obra en dos horas. (The actors put on the play in two hours.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Montar (to ride/mount) 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.