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Conjugation Chart of “Cargar” (to load/charge) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Cargar”

The preterite of cargar is used to express when someone loaded or charged something at a specific moment in the past. For example, “I loaded the truck with boxes” – “Cargué el camión con cajas.”

This verb follows the -gar spelling-changing pattern in the preterite. The ‘g’ changes to ‘gu’ before ‘e’ to maintain the same sound, which occurs in the yo form (cargué).

How to Use Cargar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of cargar indicates completed actions of loading or charging.

To load/charge: Describes specific instances of loading or charging something, for example Cargué la batería del celular (I charged the phone battery), or Cargaron el camión con cajas (They loaded the truck with boxes).

To burden/charge to account: Used for financial or responsibility contexts, for example Me cargaron el gasto a la cuenta (They charged the expense to my account).

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

Cargué la maleta en el coche. (I loaded the suitcase into the car.)

¿Cargaste tu teléfono anoche? (Did you charge your phone last night?)

El camión cargó las cajas rápidamente. (The truck loaded the boxes quickly.)

Cargamos las compras en el maletero. (We loaded the shopping bags in the trunk.)

Los trabajadores cargaron el camión de mudanza. (The workers loaded the moving truck.)

Me cargó la batería completamente. (The battery charged completely.)

Cargaste demasiado peso en la mochila. (You loaded too much weight in the backpack.)

La tarjeta se cargó dos veces. (The card was charged twice.)

Cargaron el software en la computadora. (They loaded the software on the computer.)

Cargamos combustible antes del viaje. (We loaded fuel before the trip.)

El banco cargó los intereses mensuales. (The bank charged the monthly interest.)

Cargaste con toda la responsabilidad. (You took on all the responsibility.)

El cielo se cargó de nubes oscuras. (The sky filled with dark clouds.)

Cargaron los datos en el sistema. (They loaded the data into the system.)

Cargué la aplicación en mi celular. (I loaded the application on my cell phone.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Cargar (to load/charge) 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.