errar Preterite Conjugation
errar — to miss
The preterite of errar is completely regular: erré, erraste, erró, erramos, errasteis, erraron.
errar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific time you missed a target or made a mistake in the past.
Notes on errar in the Preterite
Errar is regular in the preterite. The 'ye' change from the present tense does NOT happen here.
Example Sentences
Erré el camino y me perdí.
I missed the path and got lost.
yo
El delantero erró el penalti.
The forward missed the penalty.
él/ella/usted
Erramos la respuesta en el concurso.
We got the answer wrong in the contest.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'yerró' in the preterite.
Correct: The correct form is 'erró'.
Why: The stem change only applies to the present tense and present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: yerro
The present tense of errar is irregular, changing the 'e' to 'ye' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect
yo: erraba
The imperfect of errar is regular: erraba, errabas, erraba, errábamos, errabais, erraban.
Future
yo: erraré
The future tense of errar is regular: erraré, errarás, errará, erraremos, erraréis, errarán.
Conditional
yo: erraría
The conditional of errar is regular: erraría, errarías, erraría, erraríamos, erraríais, errarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: yerre
The present subjunctive of errar follows the 'ye' stem change: yerre, yerres, yerre, erremos, erréis, yerren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: errara
The imperfect subjunctive of errar is regular and based on the preterite stem: errara, erraras, errara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: yerra
The imperative uses 'yerra' (tú) and 'yerre' (usted), keeping the 'ye' stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no yerres
The negative imperative uses 'no yerres' (tú) and 'no yerren' (ustedes), based on the subjunctive.