extrañar Preterite Conjugation
extrañar — to miss
The preterite of extrañar is regular: extrañé, extrañaste, extrañó, extrañamos, extrañasteis, extrañaron.
extrañar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when missing someone was a specific, completed event, or when you suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia at a particular moment.
Notes on extrañar in the Preterite
Extrañar is fully regular in the preterite. The 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer te extrañé muchísimo.
Yesterday I missed you very much.
yo
Él extrañó a su familia durante el viaje.
He missed his family during the trip.
él/ella/usted
Extrañamos mucho el sol durante el invierno.
We missed the sun a lot during the winter.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on extrañé or extrañó.
Correct: Always include the accent: extrañé (yo) and extrañó (él/ella).
Why: Without the accent, 'extraño' becomes the present tense 'I miss'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extraño
The present tense of extrañar is completely regular: extraño, extrañas, extraña, extrañamos, extrañáis, extrañan.
Imperfect
yo: extrañaba
The imperfect of extrañar uses the standard -aba endings: extrañaba, extrañabas, extrañaba, extrañábamos, extrañabais, extrañaban.
Future
yo: extrañaré
The future tense of extrañar adds endings to the infinitive: extrañaré, extrañarás, extrañará, extrañaremos, extrañaréis, extrañarán.
Conditional
yo: extrañaría
The conditional of extrañar is regular: extrañaría, extrañarías, extrañaría, extrañaríamos, extrañaríais, extrañarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extrañe
The present subjunctive of extrañar flips the vowel to 'e': extrañe, extrañes, extrañe, extrañemos, extrañéis, extrañen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extrañara
The imperfect subjunctive of extrañar uses the -ra endings: extrañara, extrañaras, extrañara, extrañáramos, extrañarais, extrañaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extraña
The affirmative imperative of extrañar uses extraña (tú) and extrañe (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no extrañes
The negative imperative of extrañar uses the present subjunctive: no extrañes, no extrañe, no extrañemos, no extrañéis, no extrañen.