casar Preterite Conjugation
casar — to marry
The preterite of casar is regular: casé, casaste, casó, casamos, casasteis, casaron.
casar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about the specific event of a wedding or the moment someone performed a marriage ceremony in the past.
Notes on casar in the Preterite
Casar is fully regular in the preterite. Be careful with the accent on the 'o' in 'casó' to avoid confusing it with the present tense 'caso'.
Example Sentences
El cura los casó en una iglesia pequeña.
The priest married them in a small church.
él/ella/usted
¿A qué hora los casaron?
At what time did they marry them?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Casaste a tus mejores amigos, ¿verdad?
You married your best friends, right?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusion between 'casó' and 'caso'.
Correct: Casó (with accent) is past tense; caso (no accent) is present.
Why: Learners often forget the written accent which changes the meaning and the timing of the action.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: caso
Casar is a regular -ar verb in the present: caso, casas, casa, casamos, casáis, casan.
Imperfect
yo: casaba
The imperfect of casar follows the regular -aba pattern: casaba, casabas, casaba, casábamos, casabais, casaban.
Future
yo: casaré
The future of casar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: casaré, casarás, casará, casaremos, casaréis, casarán.
Conditional
yo: casaría
The conditional of casar is regular: casaría, casarías, casaría, casaríamos, casaríais, casarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: case
The present subjunctive of casar uses the -e endings: case, cases, case, casemos, caséis, casen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: casara
The imperfect subjunctive of casar uses the -ara endings: casara, casaras, casara, casáramos, casarais, casaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: casa
The imperative of casar provides commands: casa, case, casemos, casad, casen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cases
The negative imperative of casar uses the present subjunctive: no cases, no case, no casemos, no caséis, no casen.