The preterite of asistir is used to express when someone attended an event at a specific moment in the past. For example, “I attended the conference last week” – “Asistí a la conferencia la semana pasada.”
This verb follows the regular -ir conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. The stem remains unchanged throughout all conjugations.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Asistir (to attend) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | asistí |
| Tú | asististe |
| Él / Ella / Usted | asistió |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | asistimos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | asististeis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | asistieron |
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Usage of Asistir in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of asistir indicates completed instances of attendance or assistance.
To attend: Used for being present at events, for example Asistí a la conferencia (I attended the conference), or Asistieron todos a la reunión (Everyone attended the meeting).
To assist/help: Describes providing help in specific instances, for example El médico asistió al paciente (The doctor attended to the patient).
Examples
Examples of Asistir in the Preterite (Past) Tense
Asistí a la boda de mi mejor amigo. (I attended my best friend’s wedding.)
¿Por qué no asististe a la reunión? (Why didn’t you attend the meeting?)
Todos asistieron a la ceremonia de graduación. (Everyone attended the graduation ceremony.)
Asistimos al concierto de jazz anoche. (We attended the jazz concert last night.)
La semana pasada asistí a un seminario interesante. (Last week I attended an interesting seminar.)
¿Asististe al funeral? (Did you attend the funeral?)
Más de mil personas asistieron al evento. (More than a thousand people attended the event.)
Asistimos a todas las clases del curso. (We attended all the classes in the course.)
El presidente asistió a la inauguración. (The president attended the inauguration.)
No asistí a la fiesta porque estaba enfermo. (I didn’t attend the party because I was sick.)
Los estudiantes asistieron a la conferencia. (The students attended the conference.)
Asistimos a la obra de teatro el sábado. (We attended the play on Saturday.)
¿Cuántas personas asistieron a la manifestación? (How many people attended the demonstration?)
Asististe a todas las sesiones del congreso. (You attended all the sessions of the congress.)
Los médicos asistieron al paciente de inmediato. (The doctors attended to the patient immediately.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Asistir (to attend) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo asistí | I attended |
| Tú asististe | You attended |
| Él / Ella / Usted asistió | He / She / You (formal) attended |
| Nosotros / Nosotras asistimos | We attended |
| Vosotros / Vosotras asististeis | You all attended |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes asistieron | They / You all (formal) attended |
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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.