lograr Preterite Conjugation
lograr — to achieve
Lograr is regular in the preterite: logré, lograste, logró, logramos, lograsteis, lograron.
lograr Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for specific, completed achievements in the past. This is the go-to tense for saying you 'managed' to do something at a specific moment.
Notes on lograr in the Preterite
Lograr is regular in the preterite. Remember that 'logramos' is the same in both present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Por fin logré comprar el coche nuevo.
I finally managed to buy the new car.
yo
Ayer ellos lograron llegar antes de la cena.
Yesterday they managed to arrive before dinner.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El equipo logró la victoria en el último minuto.
The team achieved victory in the last minute.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: logre
Correct: logré
Why: Without the accent, 'logre' is a subjunctive or imperative form, not the past tense 'I achieved'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: logro
Lograr is regular in the present tense: logro, logras, logra, logramos, lográis, logran.
Imperfect
yo: lograba
Lograr is regular in the imperfect: lograba, lograbas, lograba, lográbamos, lograbais, lograban.
Future
yo: lograré
Lograr is regular in the future: lograré, lograrás, logrará, lograremos, lograréis, lograrán.
Conditional
yo: lograría
Lograr is regular in the conditional: lograría, lograrías, lograría, lograríamos, lograríais, lograrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: logre
Lograr follows regular -ar subjunctive rules: logre, logres, logre, logremos, logréis, logren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lograra
Lograr is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: lograra, lograras, lograra, lográramos, lograrais, lograran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: logra
The imperative of lograr uses logra (tú) and lograd (vosotros), while others use subjunctive forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no logres
The negative imperative of lograr uses the present subjunctive forms: no logres, no logre, no logremos, no logréis, no logren.