The preterite of caminar is used to express a specific instance or period of walking in the past. For example, you might say “I walked to the store yesterday,” indicating a completed journey on foot.

This is a regular -ar verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. The endings are added directly to the stem ‘camin-‘ without any modifications.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Caminar (to walk) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The preterite of caminar describes completed instances of walking or traveling on foot.

Physical Walking: Used for specific instances of walking, for example Caminé cinco kilómetros (I walked five kilometers). Caminamos por la playa (We walked along the beach).

Metaphorical Progress: Can describe moving through life or situations, for example Caminó por el camino difícil (He walked the difficult path). Used in expressions like Caminaron juntos hacia el éxito (They walked together toward success).

Examples

Examples of Caminar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Caminé por el parque toda la tarde. (I walked through the park all afternoon.)

Mi perro y yo caminamos cinco kilómetros. (My dog and I walked five kilometers.)

¿Caminaste hasta la escuela hoy? (Did you walk to school today?)

Ellos caminaron por la playa al atardecer. (They walked on the beach at sunset.)

La pareja caminó tomada de la mano. (The couple walked hand in hand.)

Caminamos bajo la lluvia sin paraguas. (We walked in the rain without umbrellas.)

El turista caminó por el centro histórico. (The tourist walked through the historic center.)

Caminé hasta casa después del trabajo. (I walked home after work.)

Los estudiantes caminaron hasta el museo. (The students walked to the museum.)

¿Por qué caminaste tanto ayer? (Why did you walk so much yesterday?)

Caminamos durante horas buscando el hotel. (We walked for hours looking for the hotel.)

Mi abuela caminó en el jardín esta mañana. (My grandmother walked in the garden this morning.)

Los novios caminaron juntos hacia el altar. (The bride and groom walked together to the altar.)

Caminé descalzo por la arena. (I walked barefoot on the sand.)

El grupo caminó en silencio por el sendero. (The group walked silently along the trail.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Caminar (to walk) 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.