The preterite of colgar is used to express when something was hung up at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I hung up the phone immediately” – “Colgué el teléfono inmediatamente.”

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 (colgué).

Conjugations

Conjugations of Colgar (to hang) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of colgar expresses completed actions of hanging or suspending.

To hang: Describes hanging or mounting something, for example Colgué el cuadro en la pared (I hung the painting on the wall), or Colgaron las decoraciones (They hung up the decorations).

To hang up: In phone conversations, means ending the call, for example Colgué el teléfono (I hung up the phone).

Examples

Examples of Colgar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Colgué el teléfono después de la discusión. (I hung up the phone after the argument.)

Colgamos las decoraciones para la fiesta. (We hung up the decorations for the party.)

¿Por qué colgaste el cuadro tan alto? (Why did you hang the painting so high?)

María colgó su abrigo en el perchero. (Maria hung her coat on the rack.)

Los niños colgaron sus medias en la chimenea. (The children hung their stockings on the fireplace.)

Colgué la llamada por accidente. (I accidentally hung up the call.)

¿Dónde colgaste las llaves? (Where did you hang the keys?)

Colgamos carteles por toda la ciudad. (We hung posters all over the city.)

El artista colgó sus obras en la galería. (The artist hung their works in the gallery.)

Colgaron la bandera a media asta. (They hung the flag at half-mast.)

Me colgó sin decir adiós. (He/she hung up on me without saying goodbye.)

Colgaste la ropa mojada en el balcón. (You hung the wet clothes on the balcony.)

Colgamos luces navideñas en el árbol. (We hung Christmas lights on the tree.)

El museo colgó la nueva exposición ayer. (The museum hung the new exhibition yesterday.)

Colgaron el mensaje en el tablón de anuncios. (They posted the message on the bulletin board.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Colgar (to hang) 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.