llorar Preterite Conjugation
llorar — cry
The preterite of llorar is regular: lloré, lloraste, lloró, lloramos, llorasteis, lloraron.
llorar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance of crying that started and finished. It marks a completed event in the past.
Notes on llorar in the Preterite
Llorar is fully regular. Note that 'lloramos' is the same in both present and preterite; context is key.
Example Sentences
Lloré mucho cuando terminó la serie.
I cried a lot when the series ended.
yo
Ella lloró de alegría al recibir la noticia.
She cried with joy upon receiving the news.
él/ella/usted
Ellos lloraron durante todo el funeral.
They cried during the entire funeral.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: lloro
Correct: lloró
Why: Without the accent, 'lloro' means 'I cry' (present). 'Lloró' means 'he/she/it cried' (past).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lloro
The present of llorar is regular: lloro, lloras, llora, lloramos, lloráis, lloran.
Imperfect
yo: lloraba
The imperfect of llorar is regular: lloraba, llorabas, lloraba, llorábamos, llorabais, lloraban.
Future
yo: lloraré
The future of llorar is regular: lloraré, llorarás, llorará, lloraremos, lloraréis, llorarán.
Conditional
yo: lloraría
The conditional of llorar is regular: lloraría, llorarías, lloraría, lloraríamos, lloraríais, llorarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llore
The present subjunctive of llorar is regular: llore, llores, llore, lloremos, lloréis, lloren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: llorara
The imperfect subjunctive of llorar follows the -ra pattern: llorara, lloraras, llorara, lloráramos, llorarais, lloraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: llora
The affirmative imperative of llorar is: llora (tú), llore (usted), lloremos (nosotros), llorad (vosotros), lloren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no llores
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no llores, no llore, no lloremos, no lloréis, no lloren.