The preterite of matricular is used to express when someone enrolled or registered for something at a specific moment in the past. For example, “I enrolled in the Spanish course yesterday” – “Me matriculé en el curso de español ayer.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. Often used reflexively with the appropriate pronouns.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Matricular (to enroll/register) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of matricular indicates completed actions of enrolling or registering.

To enroll/register: Describes specific instances of registration, for example Me matriculé en el curso de español (I enrolled in the Spanish course), or Matricularon a su hijo en la escuela (They enrolled their son in school).

To sign up: Used for formal registration processes, for example Se matriculó en la universidad (They registered at the university).

Examples

Examples of Matricular in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Matriculé a mi hijo en una escuela bilingüe. (I enrolled my son in a bilingual school.)

¿Dónde te matriculaste para el curso? (Where did you enroll for the course?)

La madre matriculó a sus tres hijos en el mismo colegio. (The mother enrolled her three children in the same school.)

Nos matriculamos en clases de baile. (We enrolled in dance classes.)

Los estudiantes se matricularon en el nuevo programa. (The students enrolled in the new program.)

Me matriculé en un curso de fotografía. (I enrolled in a photography course.)

Matriculaste el coche justo a tiempo. (You registered the car just in time.)

Se matriculó en la universidad este otoño. (She enrolled in university this fall.)

Matriculamos a toda la familia en el gimnasio. (We enrolled the whole family at the gym.)

¿Por qué no te matriculaste antes? (Why didn’t you enroll earlier?)

Matriculé el vehículo en otro estado. (I registered the vehicle in another state.)

Se matricularon más estudiantes que el año pasado. (More students enrolled than last year.)

Matriculé a mi perro en clases de obediencia. (I enrolled my dog in obedience classes.)

Te matriculaste en demasiadas clases. (You enrolled in too many classes.)

Matricularon a todos los niños en actividades extraescolares. (They enrolled all the children in extracurricular activities.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Matricular (to enroll/register) 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.