The preterite of casar is used to express when someone got married at a specific moment in the past. For example, “They got married last June” – “Se casaron en junio pasado.”
This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. It’s almost always used as a reflexive verb (casarse) when talking about getting married.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Casar (to marry) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | casé |
| Tú | casaste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | casó |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | casamos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | casasteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | casaron |
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Usage of Casar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of casar indicates completed actions of marriage.
To marry: Used for the act of getting married, for example Se casaron en junio (They got married in June), or El juez los casó (The judge married them).
To join/unite: In some contexts, refers to joining things together permanently, for example Casaron los diseños perfectamente (They matched the designs perfectly).
Examples
Examples of Casar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
Me casé en primavera del año pasado. (I got married in spring of last year.)
Se casaron en una ceremonia pequeña. (They got married in a small ceremony.)
¿Te casaste por la iglesia? (Did you get married in church?)
Nos casamos después de cinco años de noviazgo. (We got married after five years of dating.)
Mi hermana se casó en la playa. (My sister got married on the beach.)
Los novios se casaron en diciembre. (The couple got married in December.)
¿Por qué te casaste tan joven? (Why did you get married so young?)
Se casó con su mejor amigo. (She got married to her best friend.)
Nos casamos en el ayuntamiento. (We got married at city hall.)
Finalmente se casaron después de tanto tiempo. (They finally got married after so long.)
Me casé en Las Vegas. (I got married in Las Vegas.)
Se casó sin decirle a nadie. (He/she got married without telling anyone.)
¿Dónde te casaste con ella? (Where did you get married to her?)
Se casaron el mismo día que nosotros. (They got married the same day as us.)
Nos casamos en una ceremonia tradicional. (We got married in a traditional ceremony.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Casar (to marry) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo casé | I married |
| Tú casaste | You married |
| Él / Ella / Usted casó | He / She / You (formal) married |
| Nosotros / Nosotras casamos | We married |
| Vosotros / Vosotras casasteis | You all married |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes casaron | They / You all (formal) married |
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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.