liberar Preterite Conjugation
liberar — to free
The preterite of liberar is regular: liberé, liberaste, liberó, liberamos, liberasteis, liberaron.
liberar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action in the past. For 'liberar', think of a specific instance: 'I freed the bird yesterday' or 'They freed the data'.
Notes on liberar in the Preterite
Liberar is regular in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer liberé a mi amigo de sus deudas.
Yesterday I freed my friend from his debts.
yo
El equipo liberó el software la semana pasada.
The team released the software last week.
él/ella/usted
¿Liberaste a los animales del experimento?
Did you release the animals from the experiment?
tú
Los manifestantes liberaron la plaza al amanecer.
The protesters cleared the square at dawn.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'liberaba' for a single completed action.
Correct: Use the preterite 'liberé' for specific, finished actions.
Why: The preterite marks the beginning or end of an action, or a single event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: libero
The present tense of liberar is regular: libero, liberas, libera, liberamos, liberáis, liberan.
Imperfect
yo: liberaba
The imperfect tense of liberar is regular: liberaba, liberabas, liberaba, liberábamos, liberabais, liberaban.
Future
yo: liberaré
The future tense of liberar is regular: liberaré, liberarás, liberará, liberaremos, liberaréis, liberarán.
Conditional
yo: liberaría
The conditional of liberar is regular: liberaría, liberarías, liberaría, liberaríamos, liberaríais, liberarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: libere
The present subjunctive of liberar (libere, liberes, libere, liberemos, liberéis, liberen) expresses wishes, doubts, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: liberara
The imperfect subjunctive of liberar (liberara, liberaras, liberara, liberáramos, liberarais, liberaran) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: libera
Liberar in the affirmative imperative is regular: libera, liberemos, liberen, liberad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no liberes
Negative commands for liberar use the present subjunctive: no liberes, no liberemos, no liberen, no liberéis.