sobrar Preterite Conjugation
sobrar — to be left over
The preterite of sobrar follows regular -ar patterns: sobré, sobraste, sobró, sobramos, sobrasteis, sobraron.
sobrar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to mention that something was left over after a specific event or finished action, like money after a trip or cake after a birthday.
Notes on sobrar in the Preterite
Sobrar is entirely regular in the preterite tense. It uses the standard -é, -aste, -ó endings.
Example Sentences
Sobró mucha pizza de la cena de ayer.
There was a lot of pizza left over from yesterday's dinner.
él/ella/usted
Nos sobraron veinte euros después de las vacaciones.
We had twenty euros left over after the holidays.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me sobré de valor y le dije la verdad.
I had courage to spare and told him the truth.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'sobró'.
Correct: sobró
Why: Without the accent, it can be confused with the third-person present 'sobra' in fast speech or misread.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobro
The present tense of sobrar is regular: sobro, sobras, sobra, sobramos, sobráis, sobran.
Imperfect
yo: sobraba
The imperfect of sobrar uses the regular -aba endings: sobraba, sobrabas, sobraba, sobrábamos, sobrabais, sobraban.
Future
yo: sobraré
The future tense of sobrar is formed regularly by adding endings to the infinitive: sobraré, sobrarás, sobrará.
Conditional
yo: sobraría
The conditional of sobrar is regular: sobraría, sobrarías, sobraría, sobraríamos, sobraríais, sobrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sobre
The present subjunctive of sobrar is regular: sobre, sobres, sobre, sobremos, sobréis, sobren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sobrara
The imperfect subjunctive of sobrar is regular: sobrara, sobraras, sobrara, sobráramos, sobrarais, sobraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sobra
The affirmative imperative of sobrar is: sobra (tú), sobre (usted), sobremos (nosotros), sobrad (vosotros), sobren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sobres
The negative imperative of sobrar uses present subjunctive forms: no sobres, no sobre, no sobremos, no sobréis, no sobren.