Juntarse Preterite (Past) Tense in Castilian Spanish

The preterite of juntarse is used to express when people got together at a specific moment in the past. For example, “We got together for dinner last night” – “Nos juntamos para cenar anoche.”

This reflexive verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense, requiring the appropriate reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se) before each conjugated form.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Juntarse (to get together) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yome junté
te juntaste
Él / Ella / Ustedse juntó
Nosotros / Nosotrasnos juntamos
Vosotros / Vosotrasos juntasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesse juntaron

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Usage of Juntarse in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of juntarse indicates specific instances of coming together.

To get together: Used for specific gatherings or meetings, for example Nos juntamos en el parque (We got together at the park), or Se juntaron para celebrar (They got together to celebrate).

To join/unite: Describes moments of joining forces or combining, for example Se juntaron dos grupos (Two groups joined together).

Examples

Examples of Juntarse in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Me junté con mis amigos en el parque. (I got together with my friends at the park.)

Se juntó mucha gente en la plaza. (Many people gathered in the square.)

Nos juntamos para celebrar su cumpleaños. (We got together to celebrate their birthday.)

Te juntaste con el grupo equivocado. (You got together with the wrong group.)

Se juntaron para estudiar matemáticas. (They got together to study mathematics.)

Me junté con él para discutir el proyecto. (I met with him to discuss the project.)

¿Por qué te juntaste tan temprano? (Why did you meet up so early?)

Se juntó con sus primos en la reunión familiar. (He/she got together with their cousins at the family gathering.)

Nos juntamos en la cafetería después de clase. (We met up at the cafeteria after class.)

Se juntaron todos los vecinos para la fiesta. (All the neighbors gathered for the party.)

Me junté con mi equipo antes del partido. (I met up with my team before the game.)

Te juntaste con tus compañeros de trabajo. (You got together with your coworkers.)

Se juntó el agua en el sótano. (Water accumulated in the basement.)

Nos juntamos para ver el partido final. (We got together to watch the final game.)

Se juntaron las nubes antes de la tormenta. (The clouds gathered before the storm.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Juntarse (to get together) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo me junté I got together
Tú te juntaste You got together
Él / Ella / Usted se juntó He / She / You (formal) got together
Nosotros / Nosotras nos juntamos We got together
Vosotros / Vosotras os juntasteis You all got together
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes se juntaron They / You all (formal) got together

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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.