The preterite of viajar is used to express when you traveled somewhere at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I traveled to Spain last summer” – “Viajé a España el verano pasado.”

This is a regular -ar verb that follows standard preterite conjugation patterns. Note that in the ‘yo’ form, you need to add an accent mark over the ‘e’ to maintain proper pronunciation.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Viajar (to travel) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of viajar indicates completed travel experiences.

To travel: Describes specific trips or journeys, for example Viajé a México el mes pasado (I traveled to Mexico last month), or Viajaron por toda Europa (They traveled throughout Europe).

To take a trip: Indicates specific journey instances, for example Viajé en tren por primera vez (I traveled by train for the first time).

Examples

Examples of Viajar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Viajé a México el verano pasado. (I traveled to Mexico last summer.)

¿Por qué no viajaste con nosotros? (Why didn’t you travel with us?)

Viajamos en tren por toda Europa. (We traveled through all of Europe by train.)

Ella viajó sola por primera vez. (She traveled alone for the first time.)

Los estudiantes viajaron a Roma para estudiar arte. (The students traveled to Rome to study art.)

Viajé por trabajo durante tres meses. (I traveled for work for three months.)

¿Cuándo viajaste a París? (When did you travel to Paris?)

Viajaron toda la noche para llegar temprano. (They traveled all night to arrive early.)

Viajamos en autobús hasta la frontera. (We traveled by bus to the border.)

El presidente viajó a tres países diferentes. (The president traveled to three different countries.)

Viajaste muy lejos para encontrarla. (You traveled very far to find her.)

Los atletas viajaron para competir. (The athletes traveled to compete.)

Viajé sin equipaje ni planificación. (I traveled without luggage or planning.)

Viajamos juntos por última vez. (We traveled together for the last time.)

Viajó por el mundo durante un año. (He traveled around the world for a year.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Viajar (to travel) 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.