nevar Preterite Conjugation
nevar — to snow
The preterite of nevar is regular: nevé, nevaste, nevó, nevamos, nevasteis, nevaron.
nevar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to state that it snowed as a completed event at a specific time in the past.
Notes on nevar in the Preterite
Nevar is completely regular in the preterite. There is no stem change.
Example Sentences
Ayer nevó mucho en la montaña.
Yesterday it snowed a lot in the mountains.
él/ella/usted
Nevó durante toda la noche.
It snowed throughout the entire night.
él/ella/usted
Nevamos de felicidad cuando vimos la nieve.
We 'snowed' with happiness (poetic) / It snowed on us.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'nievó' with a stem change.
Correct: nevó
Why: Nevar is regular in the preterite; the stem change only occurs in the present indicative, present subjunctive, and imperative.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'nevó'.
Correct: nevó
Why: Without the accent, it could be confused with other forms or mispronounced; the accent marks the past tense singular.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nievo
Nevar has an e to ie stem change in the present: nievo, nievas, nieva, nevamos, neváis, nievan.
Imperfect
yo: nevaba
The imperfect of nevar is regular: nevaba, nevabas, nevaba, nevábamos, nevabais, nevaban.
Future
yo: nevaré
The future of nevar is regular: nevaré, nevarás, nevará, nevaremos, nevaréis, nevarán.
Conditional
yo: nevaría
The conditional of nevar is regular: nevaría, nevarías, nevaría, nevaríamos, nevaríais, nevarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nieve
Nevar undergoes an e to ie stem change in the present subjunctive: nieve, nieves, nieve, nevemos, nevéis, nieven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: nevara
The imperfect subjunctive of nevar uses the -ra or -se endings: nevara, nevaras, nevara, neváramos, nevarais, nevaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: nieva
The imperative of nevar is rarely used as it's a weather verb, but follows the e to ie change: nieva, nieve, nevemos, nevad, nieven.
Negative Imperative
yo: no nieves
The negative imperative of nevar uses the present subjunctive forms: no nieves, no nieve, no nevemos, no nevéis, no nieven.