sanar Preterite Conjugation
sanar — to heal
Sanar follows regular -ar preterite endings: sané, sanaste, sanó, sanamos, sanasteis, sanaron.
sanar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe the specific moment a wound closed or a person finally recovered from an illness.
Notes on sanar in the Preterite
Sanar is fully regular in the preterite. The nosotros form 'sanamos' is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
La cicatriz sanó por completo el mes pasado.
The scar healed completely last month.
él/ella/usted
Yo sané después de mucha terapia.
I healed after a lot of therapy.
yo
Ellos sanaron sus diferencias ayer.
They healed their differences yesterday.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent in 'sané' or 'sanó'.
Correct: Always include the accent: sané, sanó.
Why: Without the accent, 'sano' means 'healthy' or 'I heal', and 'sane' is a subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sano
Sanar is regular in the present: sano, sanas, sana, sanamos, sanáis, sanan.
Imperfect
yo: sanaba
Sanar uses regular -aba endings in the imperfect: sanaba, sanabas, sanaba, sanábamos, sanabais, sanaban.
Future
yo: sanaré
Sanar is regular in the future: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: sanaría
Sanar is regular in the conditional: sanaría, sanarías, sanaría, sanaríamos, sanaríais, sanarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sane
Sanar follows the regular -ar subjunctive pattern: sane, sanes, sane, sanemos, sanéis, sanen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sanara
Sanar in the imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ellos' preterite stem: sanara, sanaras, sanara, sanáramos, sanarais, sanaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sana
The imperative of sanar is: sana (tú), sane (usted), sanemos (nosotros), sanad (vosotros), sanen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sanes
The negative imperative of sanar uses present subjunctive forms: no sanes, no sane, no sanemos, no sanéis, no sanen.