The preterite of organizar is used to express when you organized something at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I organized the party last weekend” – “Organicé la fiesta el fin de semana pasado.”

This verb follows the -zar spelling-changing pattern in the preterite tense. The ‘z’ changes to ‘c’ before ‘e’ to maintain the same sound, which occurs in the yo form (organicé).

Conjugations

Conjugations of Organizar (to organize) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of organizar indicates completed acts of organizing.

To organize (completed action): Describes arranging or planning something, for example Organicé una fiesta sorpresa (I organized a surprise party), or Organizaron el congreso internacional (They organized the international conference).

To arrange/set up: Indicates putting things in order, for example Organizamos toda la oficina (We organized the entire office).

Examples

Examples of Organizar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Organicé una fiesta sorpresa. (I organized a surprise party.)

¿Quién organizó la reunión? (Who organized the meeting?)

Organizaste muy bien el evento. (You organized the event very well.)

Organizamos un viaje a la playa. (We organized a trip to the beach.)

Los estudiantes organizaron una protesta. (The students organized a protest.)

El comité organizó la conferencia. (The committee organized the conference.)

Organizaste todos los documentos perfectamente. (You organized all the documents perfectly.)

Organicé mi oficina el fin de semana. (I organized my office over the weekend.)

Organizaron un torneo de fútbol. (They organized a soccer tournament.)

Organizamos una cena para toda la familia. (We organized a dinner for the whole family.)

La escuela organizó una feria de ciencias. (The school organized a science fair.)

Organizaste muy bien tu tiempo. (You organized your time very well.)

El museo organizó una nueva exposición. (The museum organized a new exhibition.)

Organizamos todos los archivos por fecha. (We organized all the files by date.)

La comunidad organizó un festival cultural. (The community organized a cultural festival.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Organizar (to organize) 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.