luchar Preterite Conjugation
luchar — to fight
The preterite tense of luchar is regular: luché, luchaste, luchó, luchamos, luchasteis, lucharon.
luchar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for actions that started and finished at a specific point in the past. It's for completed fights or struggles.
Notes on luchar in the Preterite
Luchar is regular in the preterite tense.
Example Sentences
Yo luché por mi libertad.
I fought for my freedom.
yo
¿Luchaste en esa batalla?
Did you fight in that battle?
tú
Él luchó hasta el final.
He fought until the end.
él/ella/usted
Los equipos lucharon con intensidad.
The teams fought with intensity.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'luchaba' instead of the preterite 'luché' for a single, completed event.
Correct: For a specific fight that ended, use the preterite: 'Ayer luché'.
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'luché' and 'luchó'.
Correct: The yo form is 'luché' and the él/ella/usted form is 'luchó', both with accents.
Why: The accents distinguish these forms and indicate the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lucho
The present tense of luchar is regular: lucho, luchas, lucha, luchamos, lucháis, luchan.
Imperfect
yo: luchaba
The imperfect tense of luchar is regular: luchaba, luchabas, luchaba, luchábamos, luchabais, luchaban.
Future
yo: lucharé
The future tense of luchar is regular: lucharé, lucharás, luchará, lucharemos, lucharéis, lucharán.
Conditional
yo: lucharía
The conditional tense of luchar is regular: lucharía, lucharías, lucharía, lucharíamos, lucharíais, lucharían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: luche
The present subjunctive of luchar is regular: luche, luches, luchemos, luchéis, luchen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: luchara
The imperfect subjunctive of luchar has two forms: luchara/luchase and lucháramos/luchásemos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lucha
Luchar is regular in the imperative: lucha, luche, luchemos, luchad, luchen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no luches
Negative commands for luchar use the present subjunctive: no luches, no luche, no luchemos, no luchéis, no luchen.