liar Preterite Conjugation
liar — to wrap
The preterite of liar is regular: lié, liaste, lió, liamos, liasteis, liaron.
liar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use this for completed past actions, like the moment you finished wrapping a package or when someone got into a specific mess.
Notes on liar in the Preterite
Liar is regular in the preterite. Note that 'lié' and 'lió' require accents on the final vowel to mark the past tense stress.
Example Sentences
Lié el paquete ayer por la tarde.
I wrapped the package yesterday afternoon.
yo
Se lió una buena en la fiesta.
A big mess started at the party.
él/ella/usted
Liamos todos los bultos en una hora.
We wrapped all the bundles in an hour.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'liamos' (past) with 'liamos' (present).
Correct: Context clues.
Why: The nosotros form is identical in both tenses; you must look at time markers like 'ayer' to tell them apart.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lío
The present of liar is irregular, adding an accent to the 'i' in most forms: lío, lías, lía, liamos, liáis, lían.
Imperfect
yo: liaba
The imperfect of liar is regular: liaba, liabas, liaba, liábamos, liabais, liaban.
Future
yo: liaré
The future of liar is regular: liaré, liarás, liará, liaremos, liaréis, liarán.
Conditional
yo: liaría
The conditional of liar is regular: liaría, liarías, liaría, liaríamos, liaríais, liarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: líe
The present subjunctive of liar mirrors the present indicative's accent: líe, líes, líe, liemos, liéis, líen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: liara
The imperfect subjunctive of liar is regular: liara, liaras, liara, liáramos, liarais, liaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lía
The imperative of liar gives direct orders: lía (tú), líe (usted), liad (vosotros), líen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no líes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no líes, no líe, no liemos, no liéis, no líen.