The preterite of cansar is used to express when something or someone caused tiredness at a specific moment. For example, “The long walk tired me out yesterday” – “La larga caminata me cansó ayer.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. It’s often used reflexively (cansarse) to express becoming tired.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cansar (to tire) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of cansar expresses completed instances of becoming or making tired.

To tire/exhaust: Describes causing fatigue, for example El ejercicio me cansó (The exercise tired me out), or La caminata larga los cansó (The long walk exhausted them).

To become tired: Used reflexively to express becoming exhausted, for example Se cansó después de trabajar todo el día (He got tired after working all day).

Examples

Examples of Cansar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Me cansé después de correr diez kilómetros. (I got tired after running ten kilometers.)

Los niños se cansaron de jugar en el parque. (The children got tired of playing in the park.)

¿Te cansaste de esperar? (Did you get tired of waiting?)

Nos cansamos de hacer el mismo trabajo. (We got tired of doing the same work.)

Se cansó de estudiar después de tres horas. (He/she got tired of studying after three hours.)

Los atletas se cansaron durante el entrenamiento. (The athletes got tired during training.)

Me cansé de escuchar sus excusas. (I got tired of hearing their excuses.)

¿Por qué te cansaste tan rápido? (Why did you get tired so quickly?)

Se cansó de vivir en la ciudad. (He/she got tired of living in the city.)

Nos cansamos de la mala conexión a internet. (We got tired of the bad internet connection.)

Los estudiantes se cansaron de la larga lectura. (The students got tired of the long reading.)

Me cansé de repetir lo mismo. (I got tired of repeating the same thing.)

Se cansó del ruido del tráfico. (He/she got tired of the traffic noise.)

¿Te cansaste del mal tiempo? (Did you get tired of the bad weather?)

Nos cansamos de sus bromas pesadas. (We got tired of his/her heavy jokes.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cansar (to tire) in the Preterite (Past) Tense 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.