The preterite of quemarse is used to express when someone burned themselves at a specific moment in the past. For example, “I burned myself while cooking” – “Me quemé mientras cocinaba.”

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 Quemarse (to burn oneself) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of quemarse expresses specific instances of getting burned.

To burn oneself: Used for specific incidents of burning, for example Me quemé con la plancha (I burned myself with the iron), or Se quemó con el café caliente (He burned himself with the hot coffee).

To get sunburned: In casual usage, refers to getting sunburned, for example Se quemó en la playa (She got sunburned at the beach).

Examples

Examples of Quemarse in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Me quemé la mano mientras cocinaba. (I burned my hand while cooking.)

Se quemó la piel por estar mucho tiempo al sol. (He/she burned their skin from being in the sun too long.)

Nos quemamos los pies en la arena caliente. (We burned our feet on the hot sand.)

Te quemaste la lengua con el café. (You burned your tongue with the coffee.)

Se quemaron las pestañas con el encendedor. (They burned their eyelashes with the lighter.)

Me quemé los dedos con la plancha. (I burned my fingers with the iron.)

¿Cómo te quemaste el brazo? (How did you burn your arm?)

Se quemó la cara durante la barbacoa. (He burned his face during the barbecue.)

Nos quemamos la espalda en la playa. (We burned our backs at the beach.)

Se quemaron las cejas en el laboratorio. (They burned their eyebrows in the laboratory.)

Me quemé los labios con la sopa caliente. (I burned my lips with the hot soup.)

Te quemaste el pelo con el secador. (You burned your hair with the hairdryer.)

Se quemó el dedo con la cera. (He/she burned their finger with the wax.)

Nos quemamos las rodillas en el asfalto. (We burned our knees on the asphalt.)

Se quemaron la ropa con las chispas. (They burned their clothes with the sparks.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Quemarse (to burn oneself) 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.