sangrar Preterite Conjugation
sangrar — to bleed
The preterite of sangrar is regular: sangré, sangraste, sangró, sangramos, sangrasteis, sangraron.
sangrar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific instance when bleeding occurred and then stopped. It's used for reporting an injury or a completed event in a medical context.
Notes on sangrar in the Preterite
Sangrar is completely regular in the preterite. Note that 'sangramos' is the same in both present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Me sangré el dedo cuando cortaba las verduras.
My finger bled when I was cutting the vegetables.
yo
La herida sangró durante unos minutos.
The wound bled for a few minutes.
él/ella/usted
Ellos sangraron mucho después del accidente.
They bled a lot after the accident.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sangro
Correct: sangró
Why: Forgetting the accent on the third person singular changes the meaning to the first person present.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sangro
The present tense of sangrar is regular: sangro, sangras, sangra, sangramos, sangráis, sangran.
Imperfect
yo: sangraba
The imperfect of sangrar is regular: sangraba, sangrabas, sangraba, sangrábamos, sangrabais, sangraban.
Future
yo: sangraré
The future of sangrar uses the infinitive as the stem: sangraré, sangrarás, sangrará, sangraremos, sangraréis, sangrarán.
Conditional
yo: sangraría
The conditional of sangrar is regular: sangraría, sangrarías, sangraría, sangraríamos, sangraríais, sangrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sangre
The present subjunctive of sangrar uses -e endings: sangre, sangres, sangre, sangremos, sangréis, sangren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sangrara
The imperfect subjunctive of sangrar is regular: sangrara, sangraras, sangrara, sangráramos, sangrarais, sangraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sangra
The affirmative imperative of sangrar: sangra (tú), sangre (usted), sangremos (nosotros), sangrad (vosotros), sangren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sangres
The negative imperative of sangrar uses present subjunctive forms: no sangres, no sangre, no sangremos, no sangréis, no sangren.