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Conjugation Chart of “Afeitar” (to shave) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Afeitar”

The preterite of afeitar is used to express when someone shaved at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I shaved this morning” – “Me afeité esta mañana.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. It’s commonly used as a reflexive verb (afeitarse) when referring to shaving oneself.

How to Use Afeitar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of afeitar expresses completed actions of shaving.

To shave: Describes the act of removing hair with a razor, for example Me afeité esta mañana (I shaved this morning), or El barbero le afeitó la barba (The barber shaved his beard).

To trim/cut close: In some contexts, refers to cutting something very short, for example Afeitaron el césped muy corto (They cut the grass very short).

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

Me afeité la barba esta mañana. (I shaved my beard this morning.)

¿Te afeitaste antes de la entrevista? (Did you shave before the interview?)

Se afeitó el bigote después de años. (He shaved his mustache after years.)

Nos afeitamos temprano para la boda. (We shaved early for the wedding.)

El barbero le afeitó la cabeza. (The barber shaved his head.)

¿Por qué te afeitaste las cejas? (Why did you shave your eyebrows?)

Se afeitaron la cabeza en solidaridad. (They shaved their heads in solidarity.)

Me afeité las piernas para ir a la playa. (I shaved my legs to go to the beach.)

El peluquero le afeitó el cuello. (The hairdresser shaved his neck.)

Te afeitaste muy rápido y te cortaste. (You shaved very quickly and cut yourself.)

Se afeitó completamente para el papel. (He shaved completely for the role.)

Nos afeitamos antes de la competencia. (We shaved before the competition.)

Le afeitaron la barba en la barbería. (They shaved his beard at the barbershop.)

Me afeité por primera vez a los 16 años. (I shaved for the first time at 16.)

Se afeitó la cabeza durante el verano. (He shaved his head during the summer.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Afeitar (to shave) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian 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.