The preterite of chocar is used to express when something crashed or collided at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “The car crashed into the tree” – “El coche chocó contra el árbol.”
This is a -car spelling-changing verb in the preterite tense. The ‘c’ changes to ‘qu’ before ‘e’ to maintain the same sound, which occurs in the yo form (choqué).
Conjugations
Conjugations of Chocar (to crash/collide) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | choqué |
| Tú | chocaste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | chocó |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | chocamos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | chocasteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | chocaron |
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Usage of Chocar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of chocar indicates a specific collision or clash.
To crash/collide: Describes a physical collision, for example El carro chocó contra un árbol (The car crashed into a tree), or Chocaron en la intersección (They collided at the intersection).
To clash/conflict: Used figuratively for conflicts, for example Sus personalidades chocaron desde el primer día (Their personalities clashed from day one).
Examples
Examples of Chocar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
El carro chocó contra un árbol. (The car crashed into a tree.)
Choqué con alguien al doblar la esquina. (I bumped into someone when turning the corner.)
Los dos vehículos chocaron en la intersección. (The two vehicles collided at the intersection.)
Me chocó mucho la noticia. (The news really shocked me.)
Chocaste el auto nuevo. (You crashed the new car.)
Nos chocamos de frente con la realidad. (We came face to face with reality.)
El barco chocó contra las rocas. (The boat crashed against the rocks.)
Chocaron nuestras personalidades desde el principio. (Our personalities clashed from the beginning.)
¿Por qué chocaste con la puerta? (Why did you bump into the door?)
El avión chocó con una bandada de pájaros. (The plane collided with a flock of birds.)
Choqué con su manera de pensar. (I clashed with his way of thinking.)
Los ciclistas chocaron durante la carrera. (The cyclists collided during the race.)
Me chocó su actitud negativa. (Their negative attitude shocked me.)
Chocamos con un poste de luz. (We crashed into a light pole.)
El tren chocó contra el muro de contención. (The train crashed into the retaining wall.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Chocar (to crash/collide) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo choqué | I crashed |
| Tú chocaste | You crashed |
| Él / Ella / Usted chocó | He / She / You (formal) crashed |
| Nosotros / Nosotras chocamos | We crashed |
| Vosotros / Vosotras chocasteis | You all crashed |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes chocaron | They / You all (formal) crashed |
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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.