llover Preterite Conjugation
llover — to rain
The preterite of llover is regular: llovió, llovieron.
llover Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific rain event that started and finished, such as a storm yesterday or a shower that lasted an hour.
Notes on llover in the Preterite
Llover is regular in the preterite; it follows the standard -er verb endings without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Anoche llovió durante dos horas.
Last night it rained for two hours.
él/ella/usted
Ayer no llovió nada.
Yesterday it didn't rain at all.
él/ella/usted
Llovieron regalos en la fiesta.
Gifts rained down at the party.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'lluevió' with a stem change.
Correct: Use 'llovió'.
Why: The o-to-ue stem change only happens in the present tense, not the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lluevo
The present tense of llover features an o-to-ue vowel change: llueve, llueven.
Imperfect
yo: llovía
The imperfect of llover is regular: llovía, llovían.
Future
yo: lloveré
The future tense of llover is regular: lloverá, lloverán.
Conditional
yo: llovería
The conditional of llover is regular: llovería, lloverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llueva
The present subjunctive of llover uses the stem change 'ue': llueva, lluevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lloviera
The imperfect subjunctive of llover is lloviera or lloviese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: llueve
The imperative of llover (llueve, lluevan) is rare and used figuratively.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lluevas
The negative imperative of llover (no llueva) uses the present subjunctive.