collar Preterite Conjugation
collar — to collar
The preterite of collar: collé, collaste, colló, collamos, collasteis, collaron.
collar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'collar' to describe a specific, completed action in the past. For example, 'I collared the thief last night'.
Notes on collar in the Preterite
Collar is regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard -ar verb conjugation.
Example Sentences
Ayer yo collé al perro que ladraba mucho.
Yesterday I collared the dog that barked a lot.
yo
¿Tú collaste al fugitivo?
Did you collar the fugitive?
tú
El policía colló al sospechoso en la estación.
The police officer collared the suspect at the station.
él/ella/usted
Ellos collaron al gato que se metió en la casa.
They collared the cat that got into the house.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single completed action.
Correct: For a specific event that finished, use the preterite: 'colló'.
Why: The imperfect ('collaba') describes ongoing or habitual past actions, not single completed ones.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'colló' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The third-person singular preterite form 'colló' requires an accent.
Why: The accent marks the stress on the final syllable and distinguishes it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: collo
The present tense of collar: collo, collas, colla, collamos, colláis, collan.
Imperfect
yo: collaba
The imperfect tense of collar: collaba, collabas, collaba, collábamos, collabais, collaban.
Future
yo: collaré
The future tense of collar: collaré, collarás, collará, collarémos, collaréis, collarán.
Conditional
yo: collaría
The conditional tense of collar: collaría, collarías, collaría, collaríamos, collaríais, collarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: colle
The present subjunctive of collar: colle, colles, colle, collemos, colléis, collen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: collara
The imperfect subjunctive of collar (-ra or -se): collara, collaras, collara, colláramos, collarais, collaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: colla
Collar in the imperative mood: colla (tú), colle (usted), collad (vosotros), collemos (nosotros), collen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no colles
Negative commands for collar: no colles (tú), no colle (usted), no colléis (vosotros), no collemos (nosotros), no collen (ustedes).