The preterite of visitar is used to express when you visited someone or someplace at a specific moment in the past. For example, “We visited the museum last month” – “Visitamos el museo el mes pasado.”
This is a regular -ar verb in the preterite tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs, making it straightforward to learn and use.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Visitar (to visit) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | visité |
| Tú | visitaste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | visitó |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | visitamos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | visitasteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | visitaron |
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Usage of Visitar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of visitar expresses completed visits or tours.
To visit/tour: Describes completed visits to places or people, for example Visité el museo ayer (I visited the museum yesterday), or Visitaron a sus abuelos el fin de semana (They visited their grandparents on the weekend).
To inspect/examine: Used for professional visits, for example El doctor visitó a todos sus pacientes (The doctor visited all their patients).
Examples
Examples of Visitar in the Preterite (Past) Tense
Visité el museo de arte moderno ayer. (I visited the modern art museum yesterday.)
¿Visitaste a tus abuelos el fin de semana? (Did you visit your grandparents on the weekend?)
El presidente visitó tres países en su gira. (The president visited three countries on their tour.)
Visitamos el Machu Picchu el año pasado. (We visited Machu Picchu last year.)
Los turistas visitaron la catedral antigua. (The tourists visited the old cathedral.)
¿Cuándo visitaste París por última vez? (When did you last visit Paris?)
El doctor visitó a todos sus pacientes. (The doctor visited all their patients.)
Visitamos la nueva exposición en el centro. (We visited the new exhibition downtown.)
Los estudiantes visitaron una granja educativa. (The students visited an educational farm.)
Visité a mi hermana en el hospital. (I visited my sister in the hospital.)
El equipo visitó las instalaciones deportivas. (The team visited the sports facilities.)
Visitaste muchos lugares interesantes. (You visited many interesting places.)
La delegación visitó la nueva fábrica. (The delegation visited the new factory.)
Visitamos el parque nacional en verano. (We visited the national park in summer.)
Los inspectores visitaron el restaurante. (The inspectors visited the restaurant.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Visitar (to visit) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo visité | I visited |
| Tú visitaste | You visited |
| Él / Ella / Usted visitó | He / She / You (formal) visited |
| Nosotros / Nosotras visitamos | We visited |
| Vosotros / Vosotras visitasteis | You all visited |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes visitaron | They / You all (formal) visited |
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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.