honrar Preterite Conjugation
honrar — to honor
The preterite of 'honrar' is regular: honré, honraste, honró, honramos, honrasteis, honraron.
honrar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about specific, completed actions of honoring in the past. For example, honoring someone at an event, or fulfilling a promise at a definite time.
Notes on honrar in the Preterite
Honrar is fully regular in the preterite tense. All the endings are standard for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Ayer honré la memoria de mi abuelo.
Yesterday I honored my grandfather's memory.
yo
¿Honraste el acuerdo?
Did you honor the agreement?
tú
Ella honró su compromiso.
She honored her commitment.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros honramos la tradición familiar.
We honored the family tradition.
nosotros
Ellos honraron al ganador.
They honored the winner.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'honraba' instead of the preterite 'honró' for a specific act of honoring.
Correct: For a single, completed act, use the preterite: 'Ella honró su compromiso'. Use the imperfect ('Ella honraba su compromiso') if it was a repeated or ongoing action in the past.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form: 'honre' instead of 'honré'.
Correct: The 'yo' form of the preterite for -ar verbs has a written accent: honré.
Why: The accent marks the stress on the final syllable and distinguishes it from other forms like the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: honro
The present tense (honro, honras, honra, etc.) describes current actions, habits, and general truths about honoring.
Imperfect
yo: honraba
The imperfect of 'honrar' (honraba, honrabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions of honoring.
Future
yo: honraré
The future tense (honraré, honrarás, etc.) expresses what will happen or probability.
Conditional
yo: honraría
The conditional (honraría, honrarías, etc.) expresses 'would' actions, politeness, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: honre
The present subjunctive (honre, honres, etc.) follows expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: honrara
The imperfect subjunctive (honrara/honrase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests in the past.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: honra
Use 'honra' (tú), 'honre' (usted), 'honremos' (nosotros), 'honrad' (vosotros), 'honren' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no honres
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no honres' (tú), 'no honre' (usted), 'no honremos' (nosotros), 'no honréis' (vosotros), 'no honren' (ustedes).