The preterite of corregir is used to express a completed action of correcting something in the past. For example, you might say “I corrected the errors in the document,” indicating a specific instance of making corrections.

This is an e to i stem-changing verb. In the preterite, this stem change only occurs in the third person singular and plural forms, following a pattern common to many Spanish verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Corregir (to correct) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The preterite of corregir describes a completed action of correcting or fixing in the past.

To correct: Refers to fixing errors or mistakes, for example Corregí los exámenes ayer (I corrected the exams yesterday) or El profesor corrigió mi pronunciación (The teacher corrected my pronunciation).

To revise/edit: Used for revising or editing work, for example Corrigió el documento antes de enviarlo (He/she revised the document before sending it).

Examples

Examples of Corregir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Corregí los exámenes ayer. (I corrected the exams yesterday.)

La maestra corrigió nuestros errores. (The teacher corrected our mistakes.)

¿Corregiste el documento? (Did you correct the document?)

Corregimos el informe final. (We corrected the final report.)

Los editores corrigieron el manuscrito. (The editors corrected the manuscript.)

Corregí mi pronunciación. (I corrected my pronunciation.)

El profesor corrigió la tarea. (The professor corrected the homework.)

Corregimos los errores del sistema. (We corrected the system errors.)

¿Por qué no corregiste el error? (Why didn’t you correct the mistake?)

Los estudiantes corrigieron sus propios trabajos. (The students corrected their own work.)

Corregí mi postura durante el ejercicio. (I corrected my posture during the exercise.)

El tutor corrigió mi ensayo. (The tutor corrected my essay.)

Corregimos el presupuesto. (We corrected the budget.)

El editor corrigió el artículo. (The editor corrected the article.)

Los arquitectos corrigieron los planos. (The architects corrected the blueprints.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Corregir (to correct) 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.