lamentar Preterite Conjugation
lamentar — to regret
The preterite of lamentar is regular: lamenté, lamentaste, lamentó, lamentamos, lamentasteis, lamentaron.
lamentar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance of regret or an official statement of apology made at a particular moment.
Notes on lamentar in the Preterite
Lamentar follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs in the preterite. Note that 'lamentamos' is the same in both present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Lamenté mucho lo que dije ayer.
I deeply regretted what I said yesterday.
yo
El director lamentó el error en el informe.
The director regretted the error in the report.
él/ella/usted
Lamentamos tu pérdida cuando nos enteramos.
We regretted (were sorry for) your loss when we found out.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: lamento
Correct: lamentó
Why: Without the accent, 'lamento' is the present 'I regret'. 'Lamentó' with an accent is the past 'he/she regretted'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lamento
The present of lamentar is regular: lamento, lamentas, lamenta, lamentamos, lamentáis, lamentan.
Imperfect
yo: lamentaba
The imperfect of lamentar is regular: lamentaba, lamentabas, lamentaba, lamentábamos, lamentabais, lamentaban.
Future
yo: lamentaré
The future of lamentar is regular: lamentaré, lamentarás, lamentará, lamentaremos, lamentaréis, lamentarán.
Conditional
yo: lamentaría
The conditional of lamentar is regular: lamentaría, lamentarías, lamentaría, lamentaríamos, lamentaríais, lamentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lamente
The present subjunctive of lamentar is regular: lamente, lamentes, lamente, lamentemos, lamentéis, lamenten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lamentara
The imperfect subjunctive of lamentar is regular: lamentara, lamentaras, lamentara, lamentáramos, lamentarais, lamentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lamenta
The affirmative imperative of lamentar is regular: lamenta, lamente, lamentemos, lamentad, lamenten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lamentes
The negative imperative of lamentar uses the present subjunctive: no lamentes, no lamente, no lamentemos, no lamentéis, no lamenten.