plantar Preterite Conjugation
plantar — to plant
The preterite of plantar is regular: planté, plantaste, plantó, plantamos, plantasteis, plantaron.
plantar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action of planting something at a specific time in the past. It's the right choice for saying you finished the gardening work yesterday.
Notes on plantar in the Preterite
Plantar is fully regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer planté tres arbustos en la entrada.
Yesterday I planted three bushes at the entrance.
yo
Ellos plantaron las semillas la semana pasada.
They planted the seeds last week.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Tú plantaste el rosal en ese rincón?
Did you plant the rose bush in that corner?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'planto' instead of 'plantó' for the third person.
Correct: Use plantó with an accent for the past tense.
Why: Without the accent, it becomes the first-person present (I plant), changing the meaning entirely.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: planto
The present of plantar is regular: planto, plantas, planta, plantamos, plantáis, plantan.
Imperfect
yo: plantaba
The imperfect of plantar is regular: plantaba, plantabas, plantaba, plantábamos, plantabais, plantaban.
Future
yo: plantaré
The future of plantar is regular: plantaré, plantarás, plantará, plantaremos, plantaréis, plantarán.
Conditional
yo: plantaría
The conditional of plantar is regular: plantaría, plantarías, plantaría, plantaríamos, plantaríais, plantarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: plante
The present subjunctive of plantar is regular: plante, plantes, plante, plantemos, plantéis, planten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: plantara
The imperfect subjunctive of plantar is regular: plantara, plantaras, plantara, plantáramos, plantarais, plantaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: planta
The affirmative imperative of plantar uses: planta (tú), plantad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no plantes
The negative imperative of plantar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no plantes, no plante, no plantemos, no plantéis, no planten.