The preterite of bañar is used to express when someone took a bath or bathed something at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I bathed the dog yesterday” – “Bañé al perro ayer.”
This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. The endings follow the standard -ar verb pattern: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Bañar (to bathe) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | bañé |
| Tú | bañaste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bañó |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bañamos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bañasteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bañaron |
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Usage of Bañar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of bañar indicates completed acts of bathing or washing.
To bathe (completed action): Used for specific instances of bathing, for example Bañé al perro ayer (I bathed the dog yesterday), or Se bañaron en el mar (They bathed in the sea).
To soak/drench: Used for covering something completely, for example La luz bañó la habitación (Light flooded the room).
Examples
Examples of Bañar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
Bañé al perro después del paseo. (I bathed the dog after the walk.)
¿Bañaste a los niños antes de dormir? (Did you bathe the children before bed?)
La madre bañó al bebé con cuidado. (The mother bathed the baby carefully.)
Nos bañamos en el mar al atardecer. (We bathed in the sea at sunset.)
Los niños se bañaron en la piscina. (The children bathed in the pool.)
Me bañé con agua fría esta mañana. (I bathed in cold water this morning.)
El sol bañó la playa de luz dorada. (The sun bathed the beach in golden light.)
Te bañaste muy rápido hoy. (You bathed very quickly today.)
Bañamos al gato después de ensuciarse. (We bathed the cat after it got dirty.)
Se bañaron en el río para refrescarse. (They bathed in the river to cool off.)
Bañé las plantas con insecticida. (I bathed the plants with insecticide.)
La lluvia bañó los campos secos. (The rain bathed the dry fields.)
¿Te bañaste antes de salir? (Did you bathe before going out?)
Los atletas se bañaron después del partido. (The athletes bathed after the game.)
Bañamos el coche en el autolavado. (We washed the car at the car wash.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Bañar (to bathe) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo bañé | I bathed |
| Tú bañaste | You bathed |
| Él / Ella / Usted bañó | He / She / You (formal) bathed |
| Nosotros / Nosotras bañamos | We bathed |
| Vosotros / Vosotras bañasteis | You all bathed |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes bañaron | They / You all (formal) bathed |
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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.