The preterite of abandonar is used to express when you abandoned or left something at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “They abandoned the project last year” – “Abandonaron el proyecto el año pasado.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. Despite its length, it conjugates completely regularly with standard endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Abandonar (to abandon) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of abandonar indicates specific instances of abandonment or leaving.

To abandon/leave behind: Used for leaving something or someone permanently, for example Abandoné el proyecto antes de terminarlo (I abandoned the project before finishing it), or Abandonaron la ciudad después del desastre (They abandoned the city after the disaster).

To give up/quit: Describes quitting or giving up on something, for example Abandonó sus estudios (She gave up her studies).

Examples

Examples of Abandonar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Abandoné el proyecto por falta de tiempo. (I abandoned the project due to lack of time.)

Abandonaste la reunión sin avisar. (You left the meeting without notice.)

Abandonó la ciudad después del incidente. (He/she abandoned the city after the incident.)

Abandonamos la casa antes del huracán. (We abandoned the house before the hurricane.)

Abandonaron el edificio por la emergencia. (They abandoned the building due to the emergency.)

Abandoné mis malos hábitos. (I abandoned my bad habits.)

Abandonaste tus estudios muy pronto. (You abandoned your studies too soon.)

El equipo abandonó la competencia. (The team abandoned the competition.)

Abandonamos el plan original. (We abandoned the original plan.)

Abandonaron el barco en medio de la tormenta. (They abandoned the ship in the middle of the storm.)

Abandoné la fiesta temprano. (I left the party early.)

Abandonaste el trabajo sin explicación. (You abandoned the job without explanation.)

El artista abandonó su carrera. (The artist abandoned their career.)

Abandonamos la idea por ser impráctica. (We abandoned the idea for being impractical.)

Abandonaron el proyecto a medio terminar. (They abandoned the project half-finished.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Abandonar (to abandon) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

This post covers Castilian Spanish. For Latin American Spanish, click here

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.