The preterite of subir is used to express a completed action of going up or ascending in the past. For example, you might say “I went up to the third floor,” describing a specific instance of ascending.

This is a regular -ir verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. The endings are added directly to the stem ‘sub-‘ without any changes.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Subir (to go up) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The Preterite of subir describes completed actions of going up or uploading in the past.

To go up/climb: Physical ascent, for example Subí las escaleras corriendo (I ran up the stairs).

To upload: Digital content transfer, for example Subió las fotos a la red social (She uploaded the photos to social media).

To increase: Price or value increment, for example Los precios subieron mucho (The prices went up a lot).

Examples

Examples of Subir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Subí las escaleras corriendo. (I ran up the stairs.)

El precio subió repentinamente. (The price went up suddenly.)

¿Subiste la montaña ayer? (Did you climb the mountain yesterday?)

Subimos al último piso del edificio. (We went up to the top floor of the building.)

Los estudiantes subieron al autobús. (The students got on the bus.)

La temperatura subió mucho ese día. (The temperature went up a lot that day.)

Subí las fotos a mis redes sociales. (I uploaded the photos to my social media.)

¿Subiste el archivo al servidor? (Did you upload the file to the server?)

Mi amigo subió de peso durante las vacaciones. (My friend gained weight during vacation.)

Subimos el equipaje a la habitación. (We took the luggage up to the room.)

Los alpinistas subieron hasta la cima. (The mountaineers climbed to the peak.)

Subí el volumen de la música. (I turned up the volume of the music.)

El globo subió hasta las nubes. (The balloon went up to the clouds.)

Subimos la colina en bicicleta. (We rode up the hill on our bikes.)

Los costos subieron el mes pasado. (The costs went up last month.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Subir (to go up) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American 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.